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Product score: 03

Data Availability:

Limited

Naturalicious Dramatic Definition Gel

Naturalicious Dramatic Definition Gel

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CATEGORY

Hair Styling Aide

BRAND

Naturalicious

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
  • HIGH
    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: ALOE BARBADENSIS ( ALOE VERA) JUICE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS • Cancer (moderate)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
WATER
Appeared as: AQUA (WATER)
Data Availability: Robust
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FUNCTION(S) solvent
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Ingredient score: 02
ACRYLATES/ ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER
Appeared as: ACRYLATES/METHACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) binder, film former, hair fixative, film forming
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
ADANSONIA DIGITATA SEED EXTRACT
Appeared as: HYDROLYZED ADANSONIA DIGITATA SEED EXTRACT (BAOBAB PROTEIN)
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) not reported, skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 01
TETRAHYDROXYPROPYL ETHYLENEDIAMINE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) chelating agent, chelating
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Ingredient score: 03
CHENOPODIUM QUINOA (QUINOA) OIL
Appeared as: CHENOPODIUM QUINOA oil
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS • Use restrictions (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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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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Ingredient score: 01
HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL
Appeared as: HELIANTHUS ANNUS (SUNFLOWER) oil
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient
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Ingredient score: 01
MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA (MACADAMIA) NUT OIL
Appeared as: MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA oil
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient
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Ingredient score: 01
GARDENIA TAHITENSIS (MONOI DE TAHITI) OIL
Appeared as: GARDENIA TAHITENSIS OIL
Data Availability: None
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Ingredient score: 02
SALVIA HISPANICA SEED OIL
Appeared as: SALVIA HISPANICA (CHIA) SEED OIL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, moisturising, skin conditioning
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
GALACTOARABINAN
Appeared as: GALACTOARABINAN (PLANT COLLAGEN)
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) film former, fragrance ingredient, film forming
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Ingredient score: 01
PULLULAN
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) binder, film former, binding, film forming
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Ingredient score: 04
MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) EXTRACT
Appeared as: MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT LEAF) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin-conditioning agent -occlusive, deodorant, masking, refreshing, tonic
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
• Enhanced skin absorption
• Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
HYDROLYZED GLYCINE SOJA (SOY) PROTEIN
Appeared as: HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, antistatic, hair conditioning, humectant, skin conditioning
CONCERNS • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
CAROB
Appeared as: CERATONIA SILIQUA
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 01
ZEA MAYS (CORN)
Appeared as: ZEA MAYS
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) not reported
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Ingredient score: 03
PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, surfactant - emulsifying agent, surfactant - solubilizing agent, perfuming
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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Ingredient score: 04
CHLORPHENESIN
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) cosmetic biocide, antimicrobial, preservative
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Use restrictions (moderate)
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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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:

Aloe Barbadensis ( Aloe Vera Juice), Aqua (Water), Acrylates/Methacrylamide Copolymer, Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract (Baobab Protein), Tetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine, Chenopodium Quinoa (and)Cocos nucifera (Coconut Oil) (and) Macadamia ternifolia (and)Helianthus annus (Sunflower)(and)Gardenia tahitensis, Salvia Hispanica (Chia) Seed Oil, Galactoarabinan (Plant Collagen), Pullulan, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint Leaf) Extract, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein (and)Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob) (and) Zea Mays, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, chlorphenesin (and) 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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