Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Aveda Be Curly Style Prep- Weeds in my cupboard

Aveda photo
For those of you reading this blog for the first time let me explain my, "weeds in the cupboard" analogy. It comes from my belief that certain ingredients/ chemicals in and of themselves probably aren't bad. They have their place in the world and their proper use. The problem is when they're the wrong ingredient and/ or chemical in places they don't belong. Similar to the idea of weeds. Beautiful plants are sometimes treated as weeds if they're the growing in a place they don't belong. And I've been increasingly concerned that many of the products that are in my cupboard have ingredients that don't belong - at least not for me...

So- keeping that in mind...yesterday I tried an Aveda product sample: Be Curly Style Prep with Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein. It worked so well-  smoothing, softening and defining my gray, frizzy curls. I felt so happy when I looked into the mirror and saw big, loose, natural looking waves with a nice shine.

Then I was aware of the old familiar headache. Right over my eyes. And the pressure behind my eyes started along with confusion and full, popping ears. And I realized that this had started within minutes of me working the product into my wet hair. Let me be clear here- I have no evidence that the product caused my symptoms. Just like always, the response happened while I was using the product, but could have just as easily been caused by a combination of factors or something that had nothing to do with the product. But the whole experience with these symptoms has been really annoying...

So, although Aveda Be Curly Style Prep delivered beautifully, I loved how it felt in my hair, how my hair looked and the light, pleasant fragrance I felt I had to go to the Skin Deep database to research the ingredients. Hopefully there would be some scientific reality. And that would knock some sense into me ....I did say I was confused didn't I?

So what follows is a preliminary report from the Skin Deep database.

If you don't feel like reading it I'll skip to the results. There are ingredients that MAY have been part of the problem for me...

What follows: the disclaimer from the website, the results, and finally a link to the Skin Deep database-

"PRELIMINARY REPORT: The information on this page was entered by a Skin Deep user and has not been verified by EWG.
Given the incomplete information made available by companies and the government, EWG provides additional information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature. The chart below indicates that research studies have found that exposure to one or more ingredients in this product -- not the product itself -- caused the indicated health effect(s) in the studies reviewed by Skin Deep researchers. Actual health risks, if any, will vary based on the level of exposure to the ingredient and individual susceptibility -- information not available in Skin Deep." Disclaimer from Skin Deep results page for this product.

All testing and results gratefully taken from the work of : Enviromental Working Group/ Skin Deep


AVEDA BE CURLY STYLE PREP WITH WHEAT PROTEIN
last updated: 02/04/11 brand: Aveda by Estée Lauder
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SCORE

79%
COMPANY POLICIES
Compact for Safe Cosmetics
Non-signer: This company has not signed the Compact.
Animal Testing Policy
This company does not test on animals.



Ingredients in this product are linked to:
0
Cancer
0
Developmental/reproductive toxicity
Allergies/immunotoxicity
Use restrictions
Other concerns for ingredients used in this product:
Neurotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Miscellaneous, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns, Occupational hazards

Ingredients from packaging: water; VP copolymer; glycerin, propanediol; C14-22 Alchohols; Caprylyl Glycol; Decyl Glucoside; Hydrolized Wheat Protein; Wheat Amino Acids; Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil; Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil; Hydrolyzed Brazil Nut Protein; Aloe Leaf Juice; Phytosteryl Macadamiate; Hydroxypropyl Starch; Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride; Glyceryl Stearate; PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil; PEG-100 Stearate; C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside; Hydroxethylcellulose; Polyquaternium-4; Maltodextrin; Fragrance (Parfum); Citral; Geraniol; Linalool; Citronellelol; Eugenol; Limonenene; Sodium Chloride 

Directions from packaging: To prep hair for styling, work a small amount of Be Curly™ Style-Prep in hands and apply through damp hair. To reactivate curl on non-shampoo days, dampen hair and apply.






Ingredients:

   score  
 data gap 
     concerns
8
100%
Neurotoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Miscellaneous
4
69%
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE)
7
56%
Neurotoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Use restrictions
4
75%
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE)
6
61%
Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Use restrictions
6
57%
Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Use restrictions
5
65%
Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Use restrictions
2
74%
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards
HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
HYDROLIZED WHEAT PROTEIN
1
95%
Allergies/immunotoxicity
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE
GLYCERYL STEARATE
1
88%
None Identified
1
87%
None Identified
1
83%
Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
HYDROXETHYLCELLULOSE
1
82%
None Identified
1
72%
None Identified
0
100%
None Identified
0
100%
None Identified
0
100%
None Identified
0
100%
None Identified
0
100%
None Identified
0
100%
None Identified
0
94%
None Identified
0
94%
None Identified
0
94%
None Identified
0
94%
None Identified
0
94%
None Identified
0
0%
Innocuous
0
0%
Innocuous
VP COPOLYMER

-
Unknown -- Not identified in Skin Deep
C14-22 ALCHOHOLS

-
Unknown -- Not identified in Skin Deep
CITRONELLELOL

-
Unknown -- Not identified in Skin Deep
LIMONENENE

-
Unknown -- Not identified in Skin Deep

Neurotoxicity*
*Listed below are neurotoxicity concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern
product conditions
ingredient(s)
One or more animal studies show brain, nervous system, or behavioral effects at high doses

One or more animal studies show brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect effects at moderate doses

Moderate evidence of human neurotoxicity

One or more animal studies show brain, nervous system, or behavioral effects at low doses


Allergies/immunotoxicity*
*Listed below are allergies/immunotoxicity concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern
product conditions
ingredient(s)
Possible human immune system toxicant

One or more human case studies show possible skin allergy effects

Known human immune system toxicant


Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)*
*Listed below are organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern
product conditions
ingredient(s)
One or more animal studies show cardiovascular effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)

One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)

Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity

One or more animal studies show cardiovascular effects at low doses

One or more animal studies show kidney or renal system effects at very low doses

One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at low doses


Miscellaneous*
*Listed below are miscellaneous concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern
product conditions
ingredient(s)
Ingredient not fully labeled - identity unknown


Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)*
*Listed below are irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern
product conditions
ingredient(s)
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at moderate doses

One or more animal studies show skin irritation at very low doses

Classified as skin irritant


Occupational hazards*
*Listed below are occupational hazards concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern
product conditions
ingredient(s)
Allowed workplace exposures restricted to moderate doses


Use restrictions*
*Listed below are use restrictions concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern
product conditions
ingredient(s)
Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only if satisfies manufacturing specifications or purity limits, according to industry safety panel (International Fragrance Association)

Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications








Hope this was helpful.......Here's the link:Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep







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