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Product score: 03

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Koils by Nature Herbal Curl Defining Gel, Peppermint

Koils by Nature Herbal Curl Defining Gel, Peppermint

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CATEGORY

Styling Gel/Lotion

BRAND

Koils by Nature

DATA LAST UPDATED

October 2020

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • MODERATE
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • MODERATE
    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
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD)
Appeared as: CALENDULA OFFICINALIS
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 01
WATER
Appeared as: AQUA (DISTILLED WATER)
Data Availability: Robust
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FUNCTION(S) solvent
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Ingredient score: 01
URTICA DIOICA (NETTLE)
Appeared as: URTICA DIOICA (NETTLE LEAF)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) not reported, hair conditioning
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Ingredient score: 01
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS • Cancer (moderate)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredient score: 02
POTASSIUM SORBATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, preservative
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT
Appeared as: LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT (LEUCIDAL LIQUID)
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) not reported, skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 01
SODIUM CARBOMER
Appeared as: SODIUM CARBOMER (PRE-NEUTRALIZED CARBOMER)
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) emulsion stabilizer, film former, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, emulsion stabilising, film forming, gel forming, viscosity controlling
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Ingredient score: 01
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER) OIL
Appeared as: BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) OIL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 01
MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA (MACADAMIA) NUT OIL
Appeared as: MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLLIA (MACADAMIA NUT) OIL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient
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Ingredient score: 01
VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, emollient, skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 01
GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE
Appeared as: GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE (GUARSILK)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic agent, hair conditioning agent, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, antistatic, film forming, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS (MARSHMALLOW) ROOT
Appeared as: ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS (MARSHMELLOW ROOT) POWDER
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) not reported, skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 01
ULMUS RUBRA (SLIPPERY ELM)
Appeared as: ULMUS RUBRA (SLIPPERY ELM BARK) POWDER
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 01
MANGIFERA INDICA (MANGO) FRUIT EXTRACT
Appeared as: MANGIFERA INDICA (MANGO ALPHONSO POWER FRUIT) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 02
RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL
Appeared as: RICINUS COMMUNIS (JAMAICAN BLACK CASTOR SEED) OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, masking, moisturising, skin conditioning, smoothing, solvent
CONCERNS • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (moderate)
• Enhanced skin absorption
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
• Biochemical or cellular level changes (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, perfuming
CONCERNS • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
MORINGA OLEIFERA
Appeared as: MORINGA OLEIFERA (MORINGA LEAF) POWDER
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 02
SORBIC ACID
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, preservative
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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Ingredient score: 03
BENZOIC ACID
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, ph adjuster, preservative, bulking, masking
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
PHENETHYL ALCOHOL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, preservative, masking
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredient score: 02
CITRIC ACID
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) chelating agent, fragrance ingredient, ph adjuster, buffering, chelating, masking
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 04
ESSENTIAL OIL ,
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredients from packaging:

: AQUA (DISTILLED WATER) INFUSED WITH *ORGANIC CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (CALENDULA FLOWER) AND *ORGANIC URTICA DIOICA (NETTLE LEAF), ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA LEAF JUICE), POTASSIUM SORBATE, LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT (LEUCIDAL LIQUID), SODIUM CARBOMER (PRE-NEUTRALIZED CARBOMER), BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA OIL), MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLLIA (MACADAMIA NUT OIL), VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPESEED OIL), GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE (GUARSILK), *ORGANIC ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS (MARSHMELLOW ROOT POWDER), *ORGANIC ULMUS RUBRA (SLIPPERY ELM BARK POWDER), MANGIFERA INDICA (MANGO ALPHONSO POWER FRUIT EXTRACT), RICINUS COMMUNIS (JAMAICAN BLACK CASTOR SEED OIL), OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE OIL), *ORGANIC MORINGA OLEIFERA (MORINGA LEAF POWDER), SORBIC ACID, BENZOIC ACID, PHENETHYL ALCOHOL, CITRIC ACID, *ORGANIC ESSENTIAL OIL.

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.


PETA Cruelty-free Companies

Companies that join the "Caring Consumer" program of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a leading international animal rights advocacy organization, attest that "neither they nor their ingredient suppliers conduct or commission any animal tests on ingredients, formulations or finished products, and that they pledge not to do so in the future."

LEARN MORE ON PETA.ORG

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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