EWG Skin Deep® | Mele Nourishing Cream, Plump It Up (2020 formulation) Rating

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Mele Nourishing Cream, Plump It Up (2020 formulation)

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Ingredient concerns

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LOW

Cancer
HIGH

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

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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CAPRIC CAPRYLIC CAPRATE
Appeared as: CAPRYLYL CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE

Data Availability: None

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PROPANEDIOL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	solvent, viscosity decreasing agent, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Enhanced skin absorption • Endocrine disruption (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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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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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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DIPENTAERYTHRITYL HEXA C5-9 ACID ESTERS

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, plasticizer, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, hair conditioning, plasticiser, skin conditioning
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NIACINAMIDE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, smoothing
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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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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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HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/ SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	emulsion stabilizer, opacifying agent, suspending agent - nonsurfactant, viscosityincreasing agent - aqueous, emulsion stabilising, viscosity controlling
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SODIUM PCA

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, humectant, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, antistatic, hair conditioning, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)
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SQUALANE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, hair conditioning, refatting, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Endocrine disruption (low)
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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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AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/ VP COPOLYMER

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, viscosity controlling
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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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POLYSORBATE-60

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, surfactant - emulsifying agent, surfactant - solubilizing agent, emulsifying
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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SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	surfactant - emulsifying agent, emulsifying
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CARAMEL COLOR
Appeared as: CARAMEL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, fragrance ingredient, cosmetic colorant, masking
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FRAGRANCE
Appeared as: 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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SODIUM PHYTATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	chelating agent, oral care agent, chelating, oral care
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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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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POLYGLUTAMIC ACID

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning
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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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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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FD&C YELLOW NO. 6 (CI 15985)
Appeared as: YELLOW 6 (CI 15985)

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, cosmetic colorant
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Use restrictions (high) • Neurotoxicity (low) • Endocrine disruption (low) • Contamination concerns (CADMIUM (pyrophoric))
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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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Ingredients from packaging:

WATER (AQUA), CAPRYLYL CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE, PROPANEDIOL, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERIN, DIPENTAERYTHRITYL HEXA C5-9 ACID ESTERS, NIACINAMIDE, PANTHENOL, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER, SODIUM PCA, SQUALANE, PHENOXYETHANOL, AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/ VP COPOLYMER, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, POLYSORBATE 60, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, CARAMEL, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), SODIUM PHYTATE, TOCOPHEROL, POLYGLUTAMIC ACID, COUMARIN, HEXYL CINNAMAL, LIMONENE, LINALOOL, YELLOW 6 (CI 15985), YELLOW 5 (CI 19140).

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.

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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