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Data: Fair

Pumice

  • Products with this ingredient are allowed for use in EWG VERIFIED but must meet use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.
  • This ingredient's score is higher if used in products that may not meet industry safety guidelines or U.S. and international government requirements. The score will be lower if used in products that meet these safety guidelines and requirements.

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Other Concerns

Enhanced skin absorption and Use restrictions (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● PUMICE POWDER
● PUMICE 8849 1/2
● PUMICE

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

A substance of volcanic origin consisting chieffly of complex silicates of aluminium and alkali metals

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • MODERATE
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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body wash/cleanser18 products
exfoliant/scrub129 products
brow liner14 products
eye liner6 products
bar soap58 products
mask30 products
foot cleansing14 products
facial cleanser10 products
facial moisturizer/treatment2 products
foot moisturizer1 products
hair styling aid1 products
around-eye cream1 products
liquid hand soap14 products
hand sanitizer2 products
shampoo1 products
shaving cream1 products

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported 'as used' concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in productCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Product type restrictions or differences noted in safety assessment by industry panelCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Cancer

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Cancer - limited evidenceUse of Underarm Cosmetic Products in Relation to Risk of Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study(2017-07-01)
One or more animal studies show tumor formation at high dosesAluminium chloride promotes tumorigenesis and metastasis in normal murine mammary gland epithelial cells(2016-12-01)
Not likely to be carcinogenic in humansAntiperspirant use as a risk factor for breast cancer in Iraq(2006-05-01)
Cancer - limited evidenceAn earlier age of breast cancer diagnosis related to more frequent use of antiperspirants/deodorants and underarm shaving(2003-12-01)
Not likely to be carcinogenic in humansAntiperspirant use and the risk of breast cancer(2002-10-01)
  • Environment Canada
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
  • Use of Underarm Cosmetic Products in Relation to Risk of Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study(2017-07-01)
  • Aluminium chloride promotes tumorigenesis and metastasis in normal murine mammary gland epithelial cells(2016-12-01)
  • Antiperspirant use as a risk factor for breast cancer in Iraq(2006-05-01)
  • An earlier age of breast cancer diagnosis related to more frequent use of antiperspirants/deodorants and underarm shaving(2003-12-01)
  • Antiperspirant use and the risk of breast cancer(2002-10-01)

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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