EWG Skin Deep® | HourGlass Cosmetics Equilibrium Intensive Hydrating Eye Balm Rating

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HourGlass Cosmetics Equilibrium Intensive Hydrating Eye Balm

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Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

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.

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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TRIETHYLHEXANOIN

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, antistatic, emollient, hair conditioning, masking, refatting, skin conditioning, solvent
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METHYL TRIMETHICONE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, solvent, hair conditioning, skin conditioning
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DIGLYCERIN

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	humectant, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, skin conditioning, solvent
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POLYGLYCERYL-6 POLYRICINOLEATE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - emollient, surfactant - emulsifying agent, emulsifying
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DIMETHICONE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	antifoaming agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin protectant, antifoaming, emollient, skin conditioning, skin protecting
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (high) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low)
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DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	suspending agent - nonsurfactant
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PENTYLENE GLYCOL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	solvent, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Enhanced skin absorption • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, emollient, perfuming
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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GLYCERYL DIBEHENATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - emollient, emollient
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low)
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PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, surfactant - emulsifying agent, emulsifying, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	opacifying agent, opacifying
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WATER
Appeared as: WATER/AQUA

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
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ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)
Appeared as: ASCORBIC ACID

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	antioxidant, fragrance ingredient, ph adjuster, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, buffering, masking, skin conditioning
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BUTYLENE GLYCOL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, solvent, viscositydecreasing agent, humectant, masking, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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DIMETHICONE/ VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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DIPALMITOYL HYDROXYPROLINE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, antistatic, hair conditioning, skin conditioning
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GLYCERYL GLUCOSIDE

Data Availability: Limited

CONCERNS	• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
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LECITHIN

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, surfactant - emulsifying agent, antistatic, emollient, emulsifying, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (low) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) • Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)
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PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA (DATE) KERNEL EXTRACT
Appeared as: PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA (DATE) SEED EXTRACT

Data Availability: Limited

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PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL

Data Availability: None

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PHYTOSTERYL/ OCTYLDODECYL LAUROYL GLUTAMATE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin conditioning
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THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTER
Appeared as: THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED EXTRACT

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin protectant, emollient, masking, skin conditioning, skin protecting
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TOCOPHEROL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	antioxidant, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Endocrine disruption (low) • Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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Ingredients from packaging:

GLYCERIN, TRIETHYLHEXANOIN, METHYL TRIMETHICONE, DIGLYCERIN, POLYGLYCERYL-6 POLYRICINOLEATE, DIMETHICONE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, GLYCERYL DIBEHENATE, PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE, POLYMETHYLSILSES-QUIOXANE, WATER/AQUA, ASCORBIC ACID, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, DIPALMITOYL HYDROXYPROLINE, GLYCERYL GLUCOSIDE, LECITHIN, PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA (DATE) SEED EXTRACT, PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL, PHYTOSTERYL/OCTYLDODECYLLAUROYL GLUTAMATE, THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED EXTRACT, TOCOPHEROL.

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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.

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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