EWG Skin Deep® | Pete and Pedro Extreme Hold Styling Gel, GELous Rating

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Pete and Pedro Extreme Hold Styling Gel, GELous

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Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

MODERATE

Cancer
HIGH

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
MODERATE

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.

WATER
Appeared as: WATER/AQUA/EAU

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
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OCTYLACRYLAMIDE/ ACRYLATES/ BUTYLAMINOETHY LMETHACRYLATE COPOLYMER

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	film former, hair fixative, antistatic, film forming, hair fixing
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AMINOMETHYL PROPANOL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	ph adjuster, buffering
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (high) • Ecotoxicology (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high) • Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES and OXAZOLIDINE)
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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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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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POLYACRYLAMIDE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	binder, film former, hair fixative, antistatic, binding, film forming
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (high) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low) • Contamination concerns (ACRYLAMIDE)
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C13-14 ISOPARAFFIN

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	solvent, emollient
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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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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ACRYLATES/ BEHENETH-25 METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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POLYSORBATE-20

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, surfactant - emulsifying agent, surfactant - solubilizing agent
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES (C12)
Appeared as: LAURETH

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - solubilizing agent, cleansing
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate) • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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PEG-45M

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	binder, emulsion stabilizer, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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SODIUM BENZOTRIAZOLYL BUTYLPHENOL SULFONATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	ultraviolet light absorber, uv absorber
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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BUTETH-3

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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TRIBUTYL CITRATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	plasticizer, solvent, film forming, plasticiser
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METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	preservative
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Use restrictions (high) • Neurotoxicity (low) • Ecotoxicology (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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MICA

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, opacifying
CONCERNS	• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Appeared as: TITANIUM DIOXIDE/CI 77891

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, opacifying agent, sunscreen agent, ultraviolet light absorber
CONCERNS	• Cancer (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Occupational hazards (high)
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D&C GREEN NO. 5 (CI 61570)
Appeared as: GREEN 5/CI 61570

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, hair dyeing
CONCERNS	• Cancer (moderate) • Contamination concerns (DISPERSE VIOLET 1)
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CI 42090 (FD&C BLUE NO. 1 OR D&C BLUE NO. 4)
Appeared as: BLUE 1/CI 42090

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, hair dyeing
CONCERNS	• Cancer (moderate) • Use restrictions (high) • Neurotoxicity (low) • Endocrine disruption (low) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate) • Contamination concerns (ANILINE and CADMIUM (pyrophoric))
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Ingredients from packaging:

Water/Aqua/Eau, Octylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, SD Alcohol 40-B/Alcohol Denat., Glycerin, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Fragrance/Parfum, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Polysorbate 20, Laureth, PEG-45M , Sodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol Sulfonate, Buteth-3, Tributyl Citrate, Methylisothiazolinone, Mica, Titanium Dioxide/CI 77891, Green 5/CI 61570, Blue 1/CI 42090

Product's animal testing policies

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Unknown

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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.

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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