EWG Skin Deep® | BLK OPL Beauty ColorSplurge High Impact Mascara, Royal Blue (2020

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BLK OPL Beauty ColorSplurge High Impact Mascara, Royal Blue (2020 formulation)

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Ingredient concerns

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MODERATE

Cancer
MODERATE

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
MODERATE

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
HIGH

Use Restrictions

Ingredient scores

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WATER
Appeared as: WATER (AQUA)

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
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PARAFFIN

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, viscosity increasing agent -nonaqueous, emollient, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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C18-36 ACID TRIGLYCERIDE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, skin conditioning
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SODIUM POLYMETHACRYLATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	binder, emulsion stabilizer, film former, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, binding, emulsion stabilising, film forming, opacifying, viscosity controlling
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ACRYLATES/ C12-22 ALKYLMETHACRYLATE COPOLYMER

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	film former, film forming
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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BUTYLENE GLYCOL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, solvent, viscositydecreasing agent, humectant, masking, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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SHELLAC

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	binder, film former, hair fixative, binding, emollient, film forming, hair fixing, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low)
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POTASSIUM CETYL PHOSPHATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	surfactant - emulsifying agent, surfactant
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low)
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CETYL ALCOHOL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	emulsion stabilizer, fragrance ingredient, opacifying agent, surfactant - emulsifying agent;surfactant - foam booster, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, viscosity increasing agent -nonaqueous, emollient, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, masking, opacifying, surfactant, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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VP/ EICOSENE COPOLYMER

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	binder, film former, suspending agent - nonsurfactant, viscosity increasing agent -nonaqueous, binding, film forming, viscosity controlling
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ISOSTEARIC ACID

Data Availability: Limited

CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Enhanced skin absorption • Endocrine disruption (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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STEARETH-2

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	surfactant - emulsifying agent, emulsifying, surfactant
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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STEARETH-21

Data Availability: Limited

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

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	binder, emulsion stabilizer, film former, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, binding, emulsion stabilising, film forming, stabilising, viscosity controlling
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LAURDIMONIUM HYDROXPROPYL HYDROLYZED HUMAN HAIR KERATIN
Appeared as: LAURDIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYL HYDROLYZED KERATIN

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	antistatic, hair conditioning, skin conditioning
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SILICA, AMORPHOUS
Appeared as: SILICA

Data Availability: Good

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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HYDROGENATED LECITHIN

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, surfactant - emulsifying agent, suspending agent- nonsurfactant, emulsifying, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (low) • Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)
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PANTHENOL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, antistatic, hair conditioning, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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TOCOPHERYL ACETATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	antioxidant, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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TOCOPHEROL

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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ASCORBYL PALMITATE (VITAMIN C PALMITATE)
Appeared as: ASCORBYL PALMITATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	antioxidant, fragrance ingredient, masking
CONCERNS	• Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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POLYQUATERNIUM-10

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	antistatic agent, film former, hair fixative, antistatic, film forming
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PENTYLENE GLYCOL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	solvent, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Enhanced skin absorption • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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POLYSORBATE-80

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	denaturant, fragrance ingredient, surfactant - emulsifying agent, surfactant - solubilizingagent, emulsifying, surfactant
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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SIMETHICONE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	antifoaming agent
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SODIUM HYALURONATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, humectant, skin conditioning
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TROMETHAMINE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, ph adjuster, buffering, masking
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate)
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SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	preservative
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Occupational hazards (high)
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DISODIUM EDTA

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	chelating agent, chelating, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption
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PHENOXYETHANOL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, preservative
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Use restrictions (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high) • Occupational hazards (high)
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CAPRYLYL GLYCOL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, emollient, hair conditioning, humectant, skin conditioning
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HEXYLENE GLYCOL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, solvent, viscosity decreasing agent, emulsifying, perfuming, skin conditioning, surfactant
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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MICA

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, opacifying
CONCERNS	• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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CI 77499
Appeared as: IRON OXIDES (CI 77491

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, cosmetic colorant
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption • Persistence and bioaccumulation (high) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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CI 77499

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, cosmetic colorant
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption • Persistence and bioaccumulation (high) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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CI 77499

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, cosmetic colorant
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption • Persistence and bioaccumulation (high) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Appeared as: TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, opacifying agent, sunscreen agent, ultraviolet light absorber
CONCERNS	• Cancer (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Occupational hazards (high)
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ULTRAMARINES
Appeared as: ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007)

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, cosmetic colorant
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (high) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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MANGANESE VIOLET
Appeared as: MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742)

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, cosmetic colorant
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low)
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CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS
Appeared as: CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288)

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, hair dyeing
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (high) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low)
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CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN
Appeared as: CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289)

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, hair dyeing
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (high) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low)
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CI 75470
Appeared as: CARMINE (CI 75470)

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, fragrance ingredient
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BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE
Appeared as: BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163)

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, cosmetic colorant
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CI 77000
Appeared as: ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000)

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, cosmetic colorant
CONCERNS	• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (moderate) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (high) • Neurotoxicity (high) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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CI 42090 (FD&C BLUE NO. 1 OR D&C BLUE NO. 4) ALUMINUM LAKE
Appeared as: BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090)

Data Availability: None

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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FD&C YELLOW NO. 5 (CI 19140) LAKE
Appeared as: YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	colorant
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Use restrictions (low) • 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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Ingredients from packaging:

Water (Aqua), Paraffin, C18-36 Acid Triglyceride, Sodium Polymethacrylate, Acrylates/C12-22 Alkyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Shellac, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Cetyl Alcohol, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Isostearic Acid, Steareth-2, Steareth-21, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin, Silica, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Polyquaternium-10, Pentylene Glycol, Polysorbate 80, Simethicone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tromethamine, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol. May Contain (+/-): Mica, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289), Carmine (CI 75470), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Aluminum Powder (CI 77000), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140).

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Unknown

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