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Product score: 05

Data Availability:

Limited

Tatcha Camellia Gold Spun Lip Balm

Tatcha Camellia Gold Spun Lip Balm

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Lip Balm

BRAND

Tatcha

DATA LAST UPDATED

April 2021

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    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.

Ingredient score: 01
OLIVE SQUALANE
Appeared as: SQUALANE (OLIVE ORIGIN)
Data Availability: None
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Ingredient score: 01
DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) binder, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, skin-conditioningagent - occlusive, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, binding, emollient, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
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Ingredient score: 01
DEXTRIN PALMITATE
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) anticaking agent, surfactant - emulsifying agent, anticaking, emulsifying, surfactant
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Ingredient score: 08
FRAGRANCE
Appeared as: FRAGRANCE (NATURAL)
Data Availability: Fair
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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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Ingredient score: 01
DEXTRIN PALMITATE/ ETHYLHEXANOATE
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) anticaking agent, surfactant - emulsifying agent, anticaking, emulsifying, surfactant
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Ingredient score: 01
POLYGLYCERYL-10 PENTAISOSTEARATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - emollient, surfactant - emulsifying agent, emollient, emulsifying
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredient score: 02
ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) GERM OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
• Contamination concerns (PESTICIDES)
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Ingredient score: 01
CAMELLIA JAPONICA SEED OIL
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, skin conditioning
CONCERNS • Endocrine disruption (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
WATER
Data Availability: Robust
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FUNCTION(S) solvent
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Ingredient score: 04
GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA (LICORICE)
Appeared as: STEARYL GLYCYRRHETINATE (LICORICE) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) flavoring agent, fragrance ingredient, emollient, moisturising, smoothing, soothing
CONCERNS • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (moderate)
• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Neurotoxicity (low)
• Endocrine disruption (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
GAMMA-ORYZANOL
Appeared as: ORYZANOL (RICE BRAN OIL) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 02
HYDROGENATED LECITHIN
Appeared as: HYDROGENATED LECITHIN (SOY ORIGIN)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, surfactant - emulsifying agent, suspending agent- nonsurfactant, emulsifying, skin conditioning
CONCERNS • Enhanced skin absorption
• Use restrictions (low)
• Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)
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Ingredient score: 01
TRISODIUM INOSITOL TRIPHOSPHATE
Appeared as: INOSITOL (RICE) EXTRACT
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning
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Ingredient score: 02
CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) antioxidant, fragrance ingredient, oral care agent, skin-conditioning agent -miscellaneous, ultraviolet light absorber, antimicrobial, astringent, emollient, humectant, masking, oral care, skin conditioning, skin protecting, tonic, uv absorber
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Use restrictions (moderate)
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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: 02
GLYCERIN
Data Availability: Good
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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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Ingredient score: 01
ALGAE/ SEAWEED/ KELP EXTRACT (SPECIES UNSPECIFIED)
Appeared as: ALGAE EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, humectant, oral care agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient;skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 04
GOLD (CI 77480)
Appeared as: GOLD
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) colorant, cosmetic colorant
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Enhanced skin absorption
• Use restrictions (high)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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Ingredients from packaging:

SQUALANE (OLIVE ORIGIN), DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE, DEXTRIN PALMITATE, FRAGRANCE (NATURAL), DEXTRIN PALMITATE/ETHYLHEXANOATE, POLYGLYCERYL-10 PENTAISOSTEARATE, ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) GERM OIL, CAMELLIA JAPONICA SEED OIL, WATER, STEARYL GLYCYRRHETINATE (LICORICE EXTRACT), ORYZANOL (RICE BRAN OIL EXTRACT), HYDROGENATED LECITHIN (SOY ORIGIN), INOSITOL (RICE EXTRACT), CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT, ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, ALGAE EXTRACT, GOLD

Directions from packaging:

Apply liberally with fingertip to keep lips hydrated, supple and touchably soft.

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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