EWG Skin Deep® | Nexxus Weightless Hold Ultra Fine Hair Spray Rating

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Nexxus Weightless Hold Ultra Fine Hair Spray

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Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
HIGH

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.

HYDROFLUOROCARBON 152A

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	propellant
CONCERNS	• Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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BUTANE

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	propellant
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Use restrictions (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate) • Contamination concerns (BUTADIENE)
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SD ALCOHOL 40B
Appeared as: SD ALCOHOL 40-B (ALCOHOL DENAT.)

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	cosmetic astringent, solvent, viscosity decreasing agent
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (moderate) • Enhanced skin absorption • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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VP/ VA COPOLYMER

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	binder, film former, hair fixative, suspending agent - nonsurfactant, binding, film forming, hair fixing
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ZEOLITE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	absorbent, deodorant agent, anticaking, bulking, deodorant
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption
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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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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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ACETYL TRIETHYL CITRATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, plasticizer, film forming, masking, perfuming, plasticiser
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
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PEG/ PPG-17/ 18 DIMETHICONE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	surfactant - emulsifying agent, emulsifying
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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AMP ISOSTEAROYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, surfactant - cleansingagent, cleansing, emulsifying, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, surfactant
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate)
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METHOXYCINNAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, ultraviolet light absorber, hair conditioning, uv absorber
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Ingredients from packaging:

HYDROFLUOROCARBON 152A, BUTANE, SD ALCOHOL 40-B (ALCOHOL DENAT.), VP/VA COPOLYMER, ZEOLITE, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), GLYCERIN, ACETYL TRIETHYL CITRATE, PEG/PPG-17/18 DIMETHICONE, AMP-ISOSTEAROYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, METHOXYCINNAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE

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.

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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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