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Instant Eye Makeup Remover

 

INSTANT EYE MAKE UP REMOVER

From Clarins Website:

For heavy or waterproof eye make-up.
This extremely gentle, double formulated eye make-up remover is suitable for those with sensitive eyes or contact lens wearers to help preserve youthful eye contours.

Beauty Benefits :
- Lifts away all eye make-up, including heavy or waterproof formulas.
- Moisturizes, soothes and softens eyelids.
- Helps preserve fragile lashes.
- Does not sting, respects the pH balance of tears.

Ingredients :
- Ultra-fine natural oils: soften.
- Cornflower (Alleviates,Astringent)

Method of Use :
Shake well before each use.
Dampen cotton pad with Instant Eye Make-up Remover and gently sweep across eye contours. Be gentle as the eye area is delicate.

WHAT REALLY IS IN THIS PRODUCT!

Special thanks to the EWG.Org for their laborious efforts in creating the Skin Deep Site.

According to Clarins it has "NATURAL OILS" in it, but the reality is that it has chemicals that carry warnings of eye irritants.

You need to ask why are there eye irritants in an eye make up remover product? The chemicals in red carry a "HARMFUL" warning label, the chemicals highlighted in yellow carry warnings of eye irritants. How can they claim that this product is does not sting, when it has such a high percentage of eye irritants in the compound?

Ingredients: (from retailer or packaging) Cyclomethicone, Aqua, Isohexadecane,  Rosa Centifolia, Centaurea Cyanus, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Disodium EDTA, Tetrasodium EDTA, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, CI 42090


 

Summary - health and brand information

Compact signer (about) No   Animal testing policy Doesn't test
Contains organic ingredients No    

Hazards of one or more ingredients
Cancer hazard yes   Reproductive/developmental toxicity x
Unsafe for use in cosmetics yes   Illegal ingredients (EU) yes
Illegal ingredients (US) yes   Unsafe in infant products yes
Potential for harmful impurities yes   Ingredient(s) not disclosed on label yes
Sunburn/skin cancer risk yes   Estrogenic chemicals and other endocrine disruptors yes
Irritants - eye, skin, or lungs x   Fragrance yes
Persistent/bioaccumulative yes   Immune system toxicants (allergies, sensitization) x
Penetration enhancers x   Safety limits on use/purity/manufacturing x
Classified as toxic x   Potential for infectious disease risk yes
Hazards for occupational exposures yes   Industry safety warnings yes
Illegal for use in food yes   Illegal for use in drugs yes
Insufficient safety data x   Wildlife/environmental toxicity x
Ingredient(s) not assessed for safety x   No safety information in 37 regulatory/toxicity data sources yes

 


 

Score: 1.0
Concern: low

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Quick Facts

13 unique ingredients
4 ingredients raise health concerns
1 violation, restriction, or warning
0 proprietary ingredients - identity unknown

Industry panel assessments
6 ingredients have been assessed by the cosmetics industry
7 ingredients have not been assessed by the cosmetics industry

Other ingredient hazards
10 ingredients have data gaps and not assessed

 



 
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Health

 

Contribution to Score Concern Description Ingredient(s)
11% Skin sensitizer 1 ingredient with potential to instigate immune system response that can include itching, burning, scaling, hives, and blistering of skin (sensitization) BENZYL ALCOHOL
11% Gastrointestinal or liver toxicity hazards 1 ingredient posing potential gastrointestinal or liver toxicity hazards BENZYL ALCOHOL
11% Neurotoxicity hazards 1 ingredient posing neurotoxicity hazards BENZYL ALCOHOL
11% Skin or sense organ toxicity hazards 1 ingredient posing skin or sense organ toxicity hazards BENZYL ALCOHOL
22% Penetration enhancer 2 ingredients that alter(s) skin structure, allowing other chemicals to penetrate deeper into the skin, increasing the amounts of other chemicals that reach the bloodstream (penetration enhancer) TETRASODIUM EDTA, DISODIUM EDTA
11% Reproductive or developmental harm - limited evidence 1 ingredient thought to possible present risks to human reproduction and development, linked to potential for reduced fertility or reduced chance for a healthy, full-term pregnancy (limited evidence reproductive or developmental toxin) PHENOXYETHANOL
6% Classified as toxic 2 ingredients considered toxic in one or more government assessments PHENOXYETHANOL, BENZYL ALCOHOL
1% Irritant 1 ingredient considered an irritant PHENOXYETHANOL
1% Wildlife and environmental toxicity 2 ingredients posing potential risks to wildlife and the environment through excretion and disposal of cosmetics and resulting contamination of water, air, or soil PHENOXYETHANOL, BENZYL ALCOHOL
 

 

Data gaps and not assessed

 

Contribution to Score Concern Description Ingredient(s)
3% Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel 5 ingredients not assessed for safety by the cosmetic industry's Cosmetics Ingredient Review board ROSA CENTIFOLIA (CABBAGE ROSE), CORNFLOWER, CAPRYLYL/ CAPRYL GLUCOSIDE, UNSPECIFIED COLOR, ISOHEXADECANE
3% Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps 5 ingredients with maximum reported "as used" concentration as basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) (implicit known safe concentration limit in product) TETRASODIUM EDTA, DISODIUM EDTA, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, CYCLOMETHICONE
 

 

Violations, restrictions, and warnings

 

Contribution to Score Concern Description Ingredient(s)
11% Industry-recommended limits on concentration/use 1 ingredient presenting safety concerns leading to cosmetic industry safety panel recommending limitations on concentration or use BENZYL ALCOHOL