EWG Skin Deep® | Burt's Bees Lip Balm, Vanilla Bean Rating

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Burt's Bees Lip Balm, Vanilla Bean

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Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient scores

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient
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COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, hair conditioning, masking, skin conditioning, solvent
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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BEESWAX

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	binder, emulsion stabilizer, epilating agent, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent -miscellaneous, surfactant - emulsifying agent, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, emollient, emulsifying, film forming, perfuming
CONCERNS	• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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ANHYDROUS LIQUID LANOLIN
Appeared as: LANOLIN

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	emulsion stabilizer, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, skinprotectant, surfactant - emulsifying agent, antistatic, emollient, emulsifying, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, surfactant
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
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MANGIFERA INDICA (MANGO) SEED BUTTER
Appeared as: MANGO BUTTER

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE
Appeared as: DIMER DILINOLEYL ESTERS/DIMER DILINOLEATE COPOLYMER

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	binder, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, skin-conditioningagent - occlusive, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, binding, emollient, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
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UNSPECIFIED FLAVOR
Appeared as: FLAVOR*

Data Availability: Fair

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SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
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TOCOPHEROL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	antioxidant, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Endocrine disruption (low) • Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	antioxidant, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
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VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) FRUIT EXTRACT
Appeared as: VANILLA PLANIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACT

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	proprietary, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning, skin protecting, smoothing
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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VANILLA TAHITENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	not reported, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low)
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REBAUDIOSIDE A
Appeared as: REBAUDIOSIDE A *NATURAL FLAVOR

Data Availability: None

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Ingredients from packaging:

HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT OIL, BEESWAX, LANOLIN, MANGO BUTTER DIMER DILINOLEYL ESTERS/DIMER DILINOLEATE COPOLYMER, FLAVOR*, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, TOCOPHEROL, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL, VANILLA PLANIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACT, VANILLA TAHITENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT, REBAUDIOSIDE A *NATURAL FLAVOR

Product's animal testing policies

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Leaping Bunny

Products bearing the Leaping Bunny mark are certified cruelty-free under the Humane Household Products Standard, managed in the U.S. and Canada by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics, a coalition of eight national animal protection groups. Participating companies must open their processes to independent audits throughout the supply chain.

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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.

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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