EWG Skin Deep® | Spotlight Oral Care Toothpaste for Sensitive Teeth, Fresh Mint Rating

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Data Availability:

Fair

Spotlight Oral Care Toothpaste for Sensitive Teeth, Fresh Mint

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Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
MODERATE

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

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.

POTASSIUM NITRATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	not reported, oral care, soothing
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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SODIUM FLUORIDE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	anticaries agent, oral care agent, antiplaque, oral care
CONCERNS	• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Use restrictions (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high) • Occupational hazards (high)
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SORBITOL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	flavoring agent, fragrance ingredient, humectant, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, plasticiser, skin conditioning
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WATER
Appeared as: WATER (PURIFIED)

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
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HYDRATED SILICA

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	abrasive, absorbent, anticaking agent, bulking agent, opacifying agent, oral care agent;skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, anticaking, bulking, opacifying, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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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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TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	abrasive, fragrance ingredient, opacifying agent, oral care agent, anticaking, masking, opacifying, oral care
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low)
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UNSPECIFIED FLAVOR
Appeared as: FLAVOR

Data Availability: Fair

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XANTHAN GUM

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	binder, emulsion stabilizer, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, surfactant -emulsifying agent, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, binding, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, gel forming, skin conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling
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COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	antistatic agent, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - foam booster, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, antistatic, cleansing, foam boosting, hair conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Use restrictions (high) • Contamination concerns (COCAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE, 3-DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYLAMINE, and NITROSAMINES)
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SODIUM SACCHARIN

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	flavoring agent, fragrance ingredient, masking, oral care
CONCERNS	• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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SODIUM BENZOATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, preservative, anticorrosive, masking
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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TITANIUM DIOXIDE

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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Ingredients from packaging:

Active Ingredients: Potassium Nitrate 5.0%, Sodium Fluoride 0.24%; Inactive Ingredients: SORBITOL, WATER (PURIFIED), HYDRATED SILICA, GLYCERIN, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, SODIUM SACCHARIN, SODIUM BENZOATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Product's animal testing policies

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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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