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Product score: 01

Data Availability:

Limited

Dr. Brite Berrylicious Vitamin C Toothpaste (2018 formulation)

Dr. Brite Berrylicious Vitamin C Toothpaste (2018 formulation)

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CATEGORY

Toothpaste

BRAND

Dr. Brite

DATA LAST UPDATED

March 2018

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • MODERATE
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient scores

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

Ingredient score: 01
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE
Appeared as: ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE * (ALOE VERA)
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS • Cancer (moderate)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredient score: 02
GLYCERIN
Appeared as: SOY-FREE VEGETABLE GLYCERIN**
Data Availability: Good
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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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Ingredient score: 01
CALCIUM CARBONATE
Appeared as: CALCIUM CARBONATE (MINERAL)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) abrasive, buffering agent, bulking agent, opacifying agent, oral care agent, buffering, bulking, opacifying, oral care
CONCERNS • Enhanced skin absorption
• Use restrictions (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
SILICA, AMORPHOUS
Appeared as: HYDRATED SILICA (MINERAL)
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) abrasive, absorbent, anticaking agent, bulking agent, opacifying agent, suspending agent- nonsurfactant, anticaking, opacifying
CONCERNS • Cancer (moderate)
• Use restrictions (low)
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL
Appeared as: COCOS NUCIFERA OIL* (COCONUT)
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, hair conditioning, masking, skin conditioning, solvent
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
XANTHAN GUM
Appeared as: XANTHAN GUM (NATURAL)
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) binder, emulsion stabilizer, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, surfactant -emulsifying agent, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, binding, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, gel forming, skin conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling
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Ingredient score: 01
POTASSIUM COCOATE
Appeared as: POTASSIUM COCOATE * (ORGANIC COCONUT OIL DERIVED)
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - emulsifying agent, emulsifying, surfactant
CONCERNS • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 02
ASCORBYL PALMITATE (VITAMIN C PALMITATE)
Appeared as: ASCORBYL PALMITATE ** (NON-ACIDIC VITAMIN C)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antioxidant, fragrance ingredient, masking
CONCERNS • Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
FRAGARIA CHILOENSIS (STRAWBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT
Appeared as: FRAGARIA SINENSIS FRUIT EXRACT/POWDER* (STRAWBERRY)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) not reported
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Ingredient score: 01
RUBUS IDAEUS (RASPBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT
Appeared as: RUBUS IDAEUS FRUIT EXTRACT* (RASPBERRY)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 01
VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) OIL
Appeared as: VANILLA PLANIFOLIA OIL* (VANILLA)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) emollient, skin conditioning
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
SIRAITIA GROSVENORII (MONK FRUIT)
Appeared as: SIRAITIA GROSVENORII (MONK FRUIT) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 01
STEVIA REBAUDIANA (SWEETLEAF) EXTRACT
Appeared as: HEXANE FREE STEVIA REBAUDIANA LEAF/STEM EXTRACT*
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) flavoring agent, masking
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Ingredient score: 01
AZADIRACHTA INDICA (NEEM) EXTRACT
Appeared as: AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT* (NEEM)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) not reported
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Ingredient score: 01
ACTIVATED CHARCOAL
Appeared as: CARBON .* (ACTIVATED CHARCOAL COCONUT DERIVED)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) abrasive, absorbent, colorant, opacifying agent, cosmetic colorant
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Ingredients from packaging:

Organic Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice*, Soy-Free Vegetable Glycerin**, Calcium Carbonate (Mineral), Hydrated Silica (Mineral), Organic Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil)*, Xanthum Gum (Natural Thickener), Potassium Cocoate (Organic Coconut Oil Derived)*, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Non-Acidic Vitamin C)**, Organic Fragaria Sinensis (Strawberry) Fruit Extract/Powder*, Organic Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract*, Organic Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla) Oil*, Siraitia Grosvenorii (Monk Fruit) Extract, Hexane-Free Organic Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Extract*, Organic Azadirachta Indica (Neem) Extract*, Carbon (Activated Charcoal Coconut Derived)*

Directions from packaging:

Get a radiant, healthy smile by brushing for at least two minutes, twice a day or more.

Product's animal testing policies

Some cosmetics companies have taken People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Leaping Bunny animal-testing pledges. For consumers who are concerned about companies’ policies on animal testing, Skin Deep reports this information.


Leaping Bunny

Products bearing the Leaping Bunny mark are certified cruelty-free under the Humane Household Products Standard, managed in the U.S. and Canada by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics, a coalition of eight national animal protection groups. Participating companies must open their processes to independent audits throughout the supply chain.

LEARN MORE ON LEAPINGBUNNY.ORG

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.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

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

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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