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Vika's Essentials Balancing Serum

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EWG Verified Product

This product bears the EWG VERIFIED^® mark, meaning that the product meets EWG’s strictest standards for health and safety. It avoids any of the ingredients on EWG’s “Unacceptable List” and provides full transparency of ingredients, including fragrance.

Ingredient List

The specific formulation has been reviewed by EWG scientists. At the time of verification, the ingredients in this formulation were used at a concentration below EWG’s health and safety limit, and therefore did not pose significant human health concerns. Click on an ingredient for more information.

CEDARWOOD OIL (CEDRUS ATLANTICA)

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CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) OIL
Appeared as: CHAMOMILE OIL (MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA)

CONCERNS	• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Neurotoxicity (low) EWG has reviewed the use of this ingredient in the product formulation and found it did not pose significant health concerns. However, there may be concerns associated with the use of the ingredient in other products or formulations. Visit the ingredient page to learn more.
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EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS (EUCALYPTUS) LEAF OIL
Appeared as: EUCALYPTUS OIL (EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS)

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, perfuming, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (meets restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) EWG has reviewed the use of this ingredient in the product formulation and found it did not pose significant health concerns. However, there may be concerns associated with the use of the ingredient in other products or formulations. Visit the ingredient page to learn more.
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FRANKINCENSE OIL
Appeared as: FRANKINCENSE OIL (BOSWELLIA FREREANA)

CONCERNS	• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) EWG has reviewed the use of this ingredient in the product formulation and found it did not pose significant health concerns. However, there may be concerns associated with the use of the ingredient in other products or formulations. Visit the ingredient page to learn more.
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MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE) LEAF OIL
Appeared as: TEA TREE OIL (MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA)

FUNCTION(S)	antioxidant, fragrance ingredient, perfuming
CONCERNS	• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Enhanced skin absorption • Endocrine disruption (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate) EWG has reviewed the use of this ingredient in the product formulation and found it did not pose significant health concerns. However, there may be concerns associated with the use of the ingredient in other products or formulations. Visit the ingredient page to learn more.
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ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF OIL
Appeared as: ROSEMARY OIL (ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS)

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, masking, skin conditioning
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SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL
Appeared as: JOJOBA OIL (SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS)

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
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VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED OIL
Appeared as: GRAPE SEED OIL (VITUS VINIFERA)

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, emollient, skin conditioning
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Ingredients from packaging:

Grape Seed Oil (Vitus Vinifera)*, Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia chinensis)*, Cedarwood Oil (Cedrus atlantica)*, Eucalyptus Oil (Eucalyptus globulus)*, Rosemary Oil (Rosmarinus officinalis)*, Frankincense Oil (Boswellia frereana)*, Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia)*, Chamomile Oil (Matricaria chamomilla)*

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EWG Verified

This product bears the EWG VERIFIEDTM mark - its formulation has been reviewed by EWG scientists, and the company behind the product has shown its ingredients meet all of the EWG’s strict criteria. When it was verified, the ingredients in this formulation did not pose significant human health concerns.

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Product's animal testing policies

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Unknown

Leading international certifiers PETA and Leaping Bunny have no information concerning this company’s use of animal testing.

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.

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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.

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EWG VERIFIED

An EWG VERIFIED^® mark on a product indicates that the company’s ingredient disclosures show the product has met our full criteria to ensure it adheres to our standards for health.