EWG Skin Deep® | Apple Valley Natural Soap, Pink Himalayan Salt Bar Rating

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Apple Valley Natural Soap, Pink Himalayan Salt Bar

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Ingredient concerns

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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.

SAPONIFIED COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL
Appeared as: SAPONIFIED OILS OF COCONUT

Data Availability: None

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BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER
Appeared as: SHEA NUT BUTTER

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, viscosityincreasing agent - nonaqueous, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low)
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RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL
Appeared as: CASTOR BEAN

Data Availability: Fair

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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SODIUM CHLORIDE
Appeared as: PINK HIMALAYAN SALT

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	flavoring agent, oral care agent, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
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EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS (EUCALYPTUS) LEAF OIL
Appeared as: ESSENTIAL OILS OF EUCALYPTUS

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, perfuming, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) LEAF
Appeared as: PEPPERMINT

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, refreshing
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (low)
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MENTHA SPICATA (SPEARMINT)
Appeared as: SPEARMINT

Data Availability: Limited

CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
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ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY)
Appeared as: ROSEMARY

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	antioxidant, deodorant agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredients from packaging:

saponified oils of organic coconut, organic shea nut butter, and castor bean, pink Himalayan salt, and essential oils of organic eucalyptus, organic peppermint, organic spearmint, and organic rosemary.

Product's animal testing policies

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Leaping Bunny

Products bearing the Leaping Bunny mark are certified cruelty-free under the Humane Household Products Standard, managed in the U.S. and Canada by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics, a coalition of eight national animal protection groups. Participating companies must open their processes to independent audits throughout the supply chain.

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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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