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Product score: 02

Data Availability:

Limited

Aika Wellness Kapha Deep Cleanser

Aika Wellness Kapha Deep Cleanser

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Facial Cleanser

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Aika Wellness

DATA LAST UPDATED

March 2021

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.

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: 02
CANNABIS SATIVA (HEMP) SEED OIL
Appeared as: CANNABIS SATIVA (HEMP) OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, emollient, skin conditioning
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 02
RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL
Appeared as: RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) 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
BEESWAX
Appeared as: CERA ALBA (BEESWAX)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) binder, emulsion stabilizer, epilating agent, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent -miscellaneous, surfactant - emulsifying agent, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, emollient, emulsifying, film forming, perfuming
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Ingredient score: 01
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL
Appeared as: SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) OIL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
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Ingredient score: 01
ILLITE
Appeared as: ILLITE CLAY (FRENCH GREEN ARGILETZ CLAY)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) abrasive, absorbent, anticaking agent, bulking agent, anticaking, bulking
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Ingredient score: 02
EUCALYPTUS
Appeared as: EUCALYPUS GLOBULUS (EUCALYPTUS)
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
OCIMUM SANCTUM (OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM)
Appeared as: OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM (TULSI)
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 01
TARAXACUM OFFICINALE (DANDELION)
Appeared as: TARAXACUM OFFICINALIS (DANDELION)
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 01
CALCIUM OXIDE
Appeared as: CITRUS AURATIFOLIA (LIME)
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) ph adjuster, buffering
CONCERNS • Enhanced skin absorption
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS (GERANIUM)
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) Not Available
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Ingredient score: 03
JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA (VIRGINIA RED CEDAR)
Appeared as: JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA (JUNIPER)
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
• Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredients from packaging:

Helianthus annus (sunflower oil), Cannabis sativa (hemp oil), Ricinus communis (castor oil), Cera alba (beeswax), Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba oil), Illite clay (French green Argiletz clay), Eucalypus globulus (eucalyptus), Ocimum tenuiflorum (tulsi), Taraxacum officinalis (dandelion), Citrus auratifolia (lime), Pelargonium graveolens (geranium), Juniperus virginiana (Juniper).

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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