EWG Skin Deep® | Whole Foods Market Lip Balm, Vanilla Honey, Vanilla Honey (2019

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Whole Foods Market Lip Balm, Vanilla Honey, Vanilla Honey (2019 formulation)

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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.

COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL
Appeared as: COCONUT OIL*

Data Availability: Fair

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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BEESWAX

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	binder, emulsion stabilizer, epilating agent, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent -miscellaneous, surfactant - emulsifying agent, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, emollient, emulsifying, film forming, perfuming
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OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL
Appeared as: EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL*

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, perfuming
CONCERNS	• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER
Appeared as: SHEA BUTTER*

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, viscosityincreasing agent - nonaqueous, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low)
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THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTER
Appeared as: COCOA BUTTER*

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin protectant, emollient, masking, skin conditioning, skin protecting
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CANNABIS SATIVA (HEMP) SEED OIL
Appeared as: HEMP SEED OIL*

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, emollient, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate)
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TOCOPHEROL
Appeared as: MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (VITAMIN E)

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	antioxidant, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Endocrine disruption (low) • Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) FRUIT EXTRACT
Appeared as: VANILLA EXTRACT*

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	proprietary, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning, skin protecting, smoothing
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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HONEY

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	flavoring agent, humectant, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, emollient, moisturising
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Ingredients from packaging:

COCONUT OIL*, BEESWAX*, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL*, SHEA BUTTER*, NATURAL FLAVOR, COCOA BUTTER*, HEMP SEED OIL*, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (VITAMIN E), VANILLA EXTRACT*, HONEY*.

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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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