EWG Skin Deep® | Rite Aid Talc Free Foot Powder Rating

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Data Availability:

Fair

Rite Aid Talc Free Foot Powder

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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.

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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TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	abrasive, fragrance ingredient, opacifying agent, oral care agent, anticaking, masking, opacifying, oral care
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low)
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SALICYLIC ACID

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	antiacne agent, antidandruff agent, corn/callus/wart remover, denaturant, exfoliant;fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, antidandruff, hair conditioning, keratolytic, masking, preservative, skin conditioning
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (high) • Endocrine disruption (moderate) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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METHYL SALICYLATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	denaturant, external analgesic, flavoring agent, fragrance ingredient, perfuming, soothing
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (high)
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Ingredients from packaging:

ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALICYLIC ACID, METHYL SALICYLATE

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.

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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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