EWG Skin Deep® | What is ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT

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Althaea Officinalis Root Extract

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SYNONYMS

● ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT

● MARSHMALLOW ROOT EXTRACT

● EXTRACT OF ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS

● EXTRACT OF ALTHAEA

● ALTHAEA EXTRACT

● ALTHEA EXTRACT (ALTHEA OFFICINALIS) MARSHMALLOW ROOT

● OILS, MARSHMALLOW

● ALTHEA ROOT EXTRACT; ALTHEA ROOT OIL

● ALTHEA OFFICINALIS MARSHMALLOW ROOT

● ALTHEA EXTRACT MARSHMALLOW ROOT

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Althaea Officinalis Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the althaea, Althaea officinalis.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

moisturizer	60 products
anti-aging	10 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	42 products
conditioner	65 products
hair treatment/serum	40 products
bubble bath	2 products
makeup remover	14 products
styling mousse/foam	7 products
hand cream	17 products
damaged skin treatment	2 products
body wash/cleanser	43 products
liquid hand soap	8 products
hair spray	4 products
detangler	9 products
eye makeup remover	1 products
mask	22 products
styling gel/lotion	14 products
hair styling aid	37 products
shaving cream (men's)	3 products
baby wipes	4 products
diaper cream	4 products
shampoo	31 products
mouthwash	1 products
serums & essences	19 products
baby lotion	7 products
hand sanitizer	4 products
baby shampoo	4 products
baby soap	4 products
foot moisturizer	3 products
facial cleanser	29 products
around-eye cream	9 products
exfoliant/scrub	10 products
foundation	37 products
bronzer/highlighter	4 products
bar soap	3 products
after shave	2 products
toners/astringents	6 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
after sun product	1 products
foot cleansing	1 products
makeup primer	6 products
brow liner	29 products
hair color and bleaching	7 products
fragrance for women	1 products
body firming lotion	6 products
blush	3 products
concealer	1 products
Hair Styling Gel	1 products
nail polish	4 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	1 products
body powder	2 products
Face Wipes	1 products
mascara	1 products

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada

Environment Canada

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.

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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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