EWG Skin Deep® | Golden Roots Essentials Raw African Black Soap (2020 formulation) Rating

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Golden Roots Essentials Raw African Black Soap (2020 formulation)

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Ingredient concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient scores

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

MUSA SAPIENTUM (PLANTAIN) FRUIT EXTRACT
Appeared as: PLANTAIN SKIN ASH

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning
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ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (PALM) KERNEL OIL
Appeared as: PALM OIL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient
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THEOBROMA CACAO SEED POWDER
Appeared as: COCOA PODS

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	abrasive
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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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BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER
Appeared as: UNREFINED SHEA BUTTER*

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, viscosityincreasing agent - nonaqueous, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredients from packaging:

plantain skin ash, palm oil, cocoa pods, coconut oil, and unrefined shea butter*

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Unknown

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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

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