EWG Skin Deep® | Dove Men+Care Charcoal Clay Body Wash Rating

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Data Availability:

Fair

Dove Men+Care Charcoal Clay Body Wash

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Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

MODERATE

Cancer
HIGH

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
HIGH

Use Restrictions

Ingredient scores

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

WATER
Appeared as: WATER EAU

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
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SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - emulsifying agent, cleansing
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate) • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	antistatic agent, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - foam booster, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, antistatic, cleansing, foam boosting, hair conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Use restrictions (high) • Contamination concerns (COCAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE, 3-DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYLAMINE, and NITROSAMINES)
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GLYCERIN

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	denaturant, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, humectant, oral care agent;oral health care drug, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, skin protectant, viscosity decreasing agent, perfuming, solvent
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate)
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ACRYLATES COPOLYMER

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	adhesive, artificial nail builder, binder, film former, hair fixative, suspending agent -nonsurfactant, antistatic, binding, film forming
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (METHACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLIC ACID, and 2-ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE)
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FRAGRANCE
Appeared as: SODIUM LAUROYL ISETHIONATE FRAGRANCE (PARFUM)

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	deodorant, masking, perfuming
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Endocrine disruption (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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STEARIC ACID

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - emulsifying agentsurfactant-cleansing agent is included as a function for the soap form of stearic acid., cleansing, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, masking, refatting, surfactant
CONCERNS	• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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PALMITIC ACID

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, opacifying agent, surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant -emulsifying agentsurfactant-cleansing agent is included as a function for the soap form of palmitic acid., emollient, emulsifying
CONCERNS	• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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ACTIVATED CHARCOAL
Appeared as: CHARCOAL POWDER

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	abrasive, absorbent, colorant, opacifying agent, cosmetic colorant
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KAOLIN

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	abrasive, absorbent, anticaking agent, bulking agent, opacifying agent, skin protectant;slip modifier, anticaking, bulking, opacifying
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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HYDRATED SILICA

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	abrasive, absorbent, anticaking agent, bulking agent, opacifying agent, oral care agent;skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, anticaking, bulking, opacifying, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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SODIUM CHLORIDE

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	flavoring agent, oral care agent, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
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SODIUM BENZOATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, preservative, anticorrosive, masking
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX (CERA MICROCRISTALLINA)
Appeared as: MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX (CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE)

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	binder, bulking agent, emulsion stabilizer, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, binding, emulsion stabilising, opacifying, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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PPG-9

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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TETRASODIUM EDTA

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	chelating agent, chelating
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high) • Occupational hazards (high)
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CITRIC ACID

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	chelating agent, fragrance ingredient, ph adjuster, buffering, chelating, masking
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate)
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ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE
Appeared as: ALPHA-ISOMETHYL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, masking
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Use restrictions (moderate)
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EUGENOL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	denaturant, fragrance ingredient, masking, tonic
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Use restrictions (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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COUMARIN

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, masking
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Use restrictions (moderate)
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HEXYL CINNAMAL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, masking
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
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IONONE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	perfuming
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LIMONENE

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	perfuming
CONCERNS	• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Use restrictions (moderate) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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LINALOOL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, deodorant, masking
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
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TITANIUM DIOXIDE (SUNSCREEN GRADE)
Appeared as: IRON OXIDES (CI 77499 TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)

Data Availability: Good

CONCERNS	• Cancer (moderate) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Occupational hazards (high) • Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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FD&C YELLOW NO. 5 (CI 19140)
Appeared as: YELLOW 5 (CI 19140)

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	colorant
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Neurotoxicity (moderate) • Endocrine disruption (low) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Contamination concerns (BIPHENYL-2-YLAMINE and CADMIUM (pyrophoric))
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D&C RED NO. 33 (CI 17200)
Appeared as: RED 33 (CI 17200)

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, hair dyeing
CONCERNS	• Cancer (moderate) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Use restrictions (high) • Contamination concerns (BIPHENYL-2-YLAMINE)
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CI 42090 (FD&C BLUE NO. 1 OR D&C BLUE NO. 4)
Appeared as: BLUE 1 (CI 42090)

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, hair dyeing
CONCERNS	• Cancer (moderate) • Use restrictions (high) • Neurotoxicity (low) • Endocrine disruption (low) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate) • Contamination concerns (ANILINE and CADMIUM (pyrophoric))
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Ingredients from packaging:

WATER EAU, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, GLYCERIN, ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, SODIUM LAUROYL ISETHIONATE FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), STEARIC ACID, PALMITIC ACID, CHARCOAL POWDER, KAOLIN, HYDRATED SILICA, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX, (CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE), PPG-9, TETRASODIUM EDTA, CITRIC ACID, ALPHA-ISOMETHYL, IONONE COUMARIN EUGENOL HEXYL CINNAMAL, LIMONENE, LINALOOL, IRON OXIDES (CI 77499 TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), YELLOW 5 (CI 19140), RED 33 (CI 17200), BLUE 1 (CI 42090)

Product's animal testing policies

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Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED™ mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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