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WHAT REALLY IS IN THIS PRODUCT!

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

To quote Clarins "...wish to "tan" while safeguarding skin's healthy qualities."

For a product which is to be primarily applied to the skin there are 23 skin irritants, a skin sensitizer (Eugenol), 5 ingredients that carry a "HARMFUL" symbol (Limonene-sensitizer, Phenoxyethanol-reproductive defects, Hydroxyethylcellouse-mutagenic effects, Benzyl Benzoate-skin irritant, Methylbenzylidene Camphor-possible risk of harm to the unborn child), and a cancer suspect agent/reproductive effects/skin irritant (BHT).

This product is not safe and the health hazards far outweigh the promised look of a "totally natural-looking, golden tan."  There is not a single reference on their website that this product is inherently a skin sensitizer. 46% of the ingredients are skin irritants along with 10% of the ingredients having harmful warning symbols on their Material Safety Data Sheets. 

Ingredients: (from retailer or packaging): Aqua, Sorbitan Stearate, Caprylic/CapricTriglyceride, Dihydroxyacetone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor, Glycerin, Diethylhexyl Succinate, PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Aloe Barbadensis, Stearyl Dimethicone, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Polyacrylamide, Sodium Metabisulfite, Erythrulose, Parfum, Sesamum Indicum, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Butylene Glycol, Betula Alba, Disodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Laureth 7, Eupatorium Ayapana, Magnesium Stearate, Vanilla Planifolia, Phenoxyethanol, Methlyparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, BHT, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Coumarin, Eugenol, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Isoeugenol, Limonene, Linalool, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Alpha Isomethyl Ionone

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   Reproductive/developmental toxicity Unsafe for use in cosmetics   Illegal ingredients (EU) Illegal ingredients (US)   Unsafe in infant products Potential for harmful impurities   Ingredient(s) not disclosed on label Sunburn/skin cancer risk   Estrogenic chemicals and other endocrine disruptors Irritants - eye, skin, or lungs   Fragrance Persistent/bioaccumulative   Immune system toxicants (allergies, sensitization) Penetration enhancers   Safety limits on use/purity/manufacturing Classified as toxic   Potential for infectious disease risk Hazards for occupational exposures   Industry safety warnings Illegal for use in food   Illegal for use in drugs Insufficient safety data   Wildlife/environmental toxicity Ingredient(s) not assessed for safety   No safety information in 37 regulatory/toxicity data sources     Score: 4.3 Concern: higher     Quick Facts 50 unique ingredients 17 ingredients raise health concerns 8 violations, restrictions, and warnings 1 proprietary ingredients - identity unknown Industry panel assessments 26 ingredients have been assessed by the cosmetics industry 24 ingredients have not been assessed by the cosmetics industry 1 ingredients not assessed by industry has been assessed by FDA Other ingredient hazards 41 ingredients have data gaps and not assessed 2 ingredients have occupational hazards 5 ingredients have other relevant risk considerations           Health   Contribution to Score Concern Description Ingredient(s) 2% May contain harmful impurities or form toxic breakdown products 1 ingredient potentially contaminated with impurities linked to cancer or other significant health problems TOCOPHERYL ACETATE 3% Cancer - limited evidence of carcinogenicity 2 ingredients thought to possibly cause cancer in humans, based on limited data (limited evidence carcinogen) EUGENOL, COUMARIN 8% Potential breast cancer risks 5 ingredients posing potential breast cancer risks PROPYLPARABEN, ETHYLPARABEN, METHYLPARABEN, BUTYLPARABEN, ISOBUTYLPARABEN 2% Fragrance - immune, sensitization, neurotoxicity 1 ingredient listed as "fragrance" - unspecified mixture of chemicals that have been linked to potential for immune and nervous system toxicity FRAGRANCE 9% Endocrine disruptor 6 ingredients considered potential endocrine disruptor(s), raising concern for impaired fertility or development, and increased risks for certain cancers PROPYLPARABEN, 4-METHYLBENZYLIDENE CAMPHOR, ETHYLPARABEN, METHYLPARABEN, BUTYLPARABEN, ISOBUTYLPARABEN 16% Skin sensitizer 10 ingredients with potential to instigate immune system response that can include itching, burning, scaling, hives, and blistering of skin (sensitization) BHT, PROPYLPARABEN, ETHYLPARABEN, METHYLPARABEN, EUGENOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, LIMONENE, SODIUM METABISULFITE, BUTYLPARABEN, ISOBUTYLPARABEN 5% Immunotoxicity hazards 3 ingredients potentially harmful to the immune system BHT, EUGENOL, SODIUM METABISULFITE 6% Gastrointestinal or liver toxicity hazards 4 ingredients posing potential gastrointestinal or liver toxicity hazards BHT, EUGENOL, COUMARIN, SODIUM BENZOATE 5% Kidney toxicity hazards 3 ingredients posing potential kidney toxicity hazards BHT, SODIUM METABISULFITE, SODIUM BENZOATE 5% Neurotoxicity hazards 3 ingredients posing neurotoxicity hazards BHT, EUGENOL, SODIUM BENZOATE 3% Cardiovascular or blood toxicity hazards 2 ingredients posing cardiovascular or blood toxicity hazards COUMARIN, SODIUM BENZOATE 14% Skin or sense organ toxicity hazards 9 ingredients posing skin or sense organ toxicity hazards BHT, PROPYLPARABEN, ETHYLPARABEN, METHYLPARABEN, EUGENOL, SODIUM METABISULFITE, BUTYLPARABEN, ISOBUTYLPARABEN, SODIUM BENZOATE 2% Penetration enhancer 1 ingredient 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) DISODIUM EDTA 3% Reproductive or developmental harm - limited evidence 2 ingredients 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, COUMARIN 1% Classified as toxic 2 ingredients considered toxic in one or more government assessments PHENOXYETHANOL, SODIUM METABISULFITE 0% Potential hazards for occupational exposures 1 ingredient posing potential hazards for occupational exposures; workplace exposure limits are in place GLYCERIN 0% Irritant 3 ingredients considered an irritant PHENOXYETHANOL, LIMONENE, SODIUM METABISULFITE 0% Wildlife and environmental toxicity 3 ingredients posing potential risks to wildlife and the environment through excretion and disposal of cosmetics and resulting contamination of water, air, or soil PHENOXYETHANOL, LIMONENE, SODIUM METABISULFITE     Data gaps and not assessed   Contribution to Score Concern Description Ingredient(s) 2% Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel 22 ingredients not assessed for safety by the cosmetic industry's Cosmetics Ingredient Review board FRAGRANCE, C13-14 ISOPARAFFIN, 4-METHYLBENZYLIDENE CAMPHOR, C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE, GLYCERIN, EUPATORIUM AYAPANA (AYAPANA), DIETHYLHEXYLSUCCINATE, VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA), BETULA ALBA (BIRCH) EXTRACT, ERYTHRULOSE, SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME), ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, COUMARIN, PEG-20 METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUISTEARATE, HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE, BENZYL SALICYLATE, LAURETH-7, AVOBENZONE (PARSOL 1789 | BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE), DIHYDROXYACETONE, OCTINOXATE (OCTYL METHOXYCINNAMATE), GERANIOL, ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) 0% Safety assessment was based on related chemical 3 ingredients with insufficient toxicity data to determine safety in cosmetics - data from a related chemical has been used to assess safety MAGNESIUM STEARATE, STEARYL DIMETHICONE, ISOBUTYLPARABEN 1% Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps 17 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) BHT, PHENOXYETHANOL, PROPYLPARABEN, DIMETHICONE, CETYL ALCOHOL, CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ETHYLPARABEN, METHYLPARABEN, DISODIUM EDTA, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, SODIUM METABISULFITE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, SORBITAN STEARATE, BUTYLPARABEN, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, POTASSIUM SORBATE 0% Pesticide inert of potential toxicological concern 1 ingredient used as pesticide inert, with potential toxicological concerns: EPA testing priority C13-14 ISOPARAFFIN     Violations, restrictions, and warnings   Contribution to Score Concern Description Ingredient(s) 5% Industry-recommended limits on concentration/use 3 ingredients presenting safety concerns leading to cosmetic industry safety panel recommending limitations on concentration or use DIMETHICONE, CARBOMER, SODIUM BENZOATE 1% Fragrance with restrictions on use/concentration 3 ingredients used as fragrance with restrictions on use/concentration set by International Fragrance Association ISOEUGENOL, EUGENOL, HYDROXYCITRONELLAL 1% Fragrance subject to manufacturing/purity restrictions 2 ingredients used as fragrance(s) with specification restrictions on manufacturing or purity set by International Fragrance Association LINALOOL, LIMONENE     Occupational hazards   Contribution to Score Concern Description Ingredient(s) 1% Dangerous chemical properties; safety and handling warnings 2 ingredients with chemical properties that may pose dangers in occupational settings, or that merit safety and handling warnings LIMONENE, SODIUM METABISULFITE     Other relevant risk considerations   Contribution to Score Concern Description Ingredient(s) 9% Cancer - not classifiable/not likely to be human carcinogens 4 ingredients not classifiable with respect to carcinogenicity in humans, or not likely to be carcinogenic in humans BHT, CARBOMER, COUMARIN, SODIUM METABISULFITE 0% Chemical prohibited in food 1 ingredient prohibited for use in food COUMARIN 0% Illegal for use in food 1 ingredient illegal for use in food COUMARIN 0% Chemical used in food, toxicity data unavailable 1 ingredient used in food with no available toxicity data, according to FDA DIHYDROXYACETONE