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Data: Fair

Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil

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SYNONYMS

● OILS, ARGANIA SPINOSA
● OILS, ARGANIA SIDEROXYLON
● ARRGANIA SIDEROXYLON OIL
● ARGANIA SPINOSA OILS
● ARGANIA SIDEROXYLON OILS
● ARGAN KERNEL OIL
● ARGAN OIL
● ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) OIL
● ARGANIA SPINOSA OIL
● ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL

Restricted

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

Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil is a fixed oil expressed from the kernels of the African tree, Argania spinosa.

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
  • DATA SOURCES

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Biochemical or cellular level changes

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Does not produces excess reactive oxygen species or other harmful biochemical changes.Protective Effect of Argan and Olive Oils against LPS-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Mice Livers(2017-10-01)

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not likely to be a immune toxicant or allergenic in humansCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
- weight of evidence unknown/unassessed/unreview: published lit review or major tox studyCosmetic 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)
  • Protective Effect of Argan and Olive Oils against LPS-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Mice Livers(2017-10-01)
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Understanding scores

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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.

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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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