EWG Skin Deep® | Profoot Heel Rescue Callus Blaster Exfoliating Gel Rating

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Data Availability:

Limited

Profoot Heel Rescue Callus Blaster Exfoliating Gel

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Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
HIGH

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
HIGH

Use Restrictions

Ingredient scores

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

WATER
Appeared as: WATER (AQUA)

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
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POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	ph adjuster, buffering
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (high) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Occupational hazards (high)
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GLYCERIN

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	denaturant, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, humectant, oral care agent;oral health care drug, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, skin protectant, viscosity decreasing agent, perfuming, solvent
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate)
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PUMICE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	abrasive, bulking agent, bulking, viscosity controlling
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CARBOMER

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	emulsion stabilizer, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, emulsion stabilising, gel forming, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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UREA

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	buffering agent, humectant, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, antistatic, buffering, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (moderate)
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METHYL DIISOPROPYL PROPIONAMIDE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, masking
CONCERNS	• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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ETHYL MENTHANE CARBOXAMIDE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	flavoring agent, fragrance ingredient, tonic
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MENTHYL LACTATE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	flavoring agent, fragrance ingredient, masking, refreshing
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LAURYL LAURATE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	binder, emulsion stabilizer, hair conditioning agent, opacifying agent, skin-conditioningagent - miscellaneous, hair conditioning, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low)
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ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH
Appeared as: ZEA MAYS STARCH (CORN)

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	abrasive, absorbent, skin protectant, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
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HYDROLYZED CORN STARCH

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin-conditioning agent - humectant
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HYDROLYZED CORN STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	absorbent, binding, film forming
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HYDRATED SILICA

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	abrasive, absorbent, anticaking agent, bulking agent, opacifying agent, oral care agent;skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, anticaking, bulking, opacifying, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (low) • Neurotoxicity (low) • Endocrine disruption (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredients from packaging:

WATER (AQUA), POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, GLYCERIN, PUMICE, CARBOMER, UREA, METHYL DIISOPROPYL PROPIONAMIDE, ETHYL MENTHANE CARBOXAMIDE, MENTHYL LACTATE, LAURYL LAURATE, ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH, HYDROLYZED CORN STARCH, HYDROLYZED CORN STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE, HYDRATED SILICA, MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL.

Product's animal testing policies

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Unknown

Leading international certifiers PETA and Leaping Bunny have no information concerning this company’s use of animal testing.

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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