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Product score: 02

Data Availability:

Limited

Inua Organic Moringa Vitamin C Serum

Inua Organic Moringa Vitamin C Serum

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CATEGORY

Serums & Essences

BRAND

Inua Naturals

DATA LAST UPDATED

October 2020

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • HIGH
    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.

Ingredient score: 01
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE
Appeared as: INGREDIENTS: ORGANIC ALOE 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: 03
ROSA CANINA (DOG ROSE) SEED EXTRACT
Appeared as: EXTRACT OF ROSEHIP SEED
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) humectant, skin-conditioning agent - emollient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
• Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA (ROSELLE) FLOWER
Appeared as: HIBISCUS FLOWER
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 01
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF
Appeared as: ROSEMARY LEAF
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 01
MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED EXTRACT
Appeared as: MORINGA SEED EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 01
AZADIRACHTA INDICA (NEEM) LEAF
Appeared as: NEEM LEAF
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 01
HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED
Appeared as: SUNFLOWER SEED
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 01
ETHANOL
Appeared as: ALCOHOL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) antifoaming agent, antimicrobial agent, cosmetic astringent, fragrance ingredient, solvent;viscosity decreasing agent
CONCERNS • Enhanced skin absorption
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
DMAE BITARTRATE
Data Availability: None
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Ingredient score: 01
DIMETHYL SULFONE
Appeared as: MSM
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) solvent, viscosity decreasing agent, viscosity controlling
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Ingredient score: 02
TOCOPHEROL
Appeared as: VITAMIN E
Data Availability: Fair
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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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Ingredient score: 01
PROVITAMIN A
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 01
NIACINAMIDE
Appeared as: VITAMIN B3
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, smoothing
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Ingredient score: 01
VITAMIN C-ESTER
Data Availability: None
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Ingredient score: 01
PANTHENOL
Appeared as: PROVITAMIN B5
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) hair conditioning agent, antistatic, hair conditioning, skin conditioning
CONCERNS • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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Ingredient score: 04
PHENOXYETHANOL
Data Availability: Limited
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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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Ingredients from packaging:

: Organic Aloe Leaf Juice, Organic extract of Rosehip Seed, Hibiscus Flower, Rosemary Leaf, Moringa Seed Extract, Neem Leaf and Sunflower Seed, Organic Alcohol, DMAE Bitartrate, MSM, Vitamin E, Provitamin A, Vitamin B3, Vitamin C Ester, Provitamin B5, Phenoxyethanol.

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.


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.

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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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