EWG Skin Deep® | Tom's of Maine, Children's Fluoride Toothpaste, Silly Strawberry Rating

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Data Availability:

Fair

Tom's of Maine, Children's Fluoride Toothpaste, Silly Strawberry

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Ingredient concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
MODERATE

Use Restrictions

Ingredient scores

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

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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WATER

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
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CALCIUM CARBONATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	abrasive, buffering agent, bulking agent, opacifying agent, oral care agent, buffering, bulking, opacifying, oral care
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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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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UNSPECIFIED FLAVOR
Appeared as: NATURAL FLAVOR*

Data Availability: Fair

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CHONDRUS CRISPUS (CARRAGEENAN)
Appeared as: CARRAGEENAN

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, hair conditioning, masking
CONCERNS	• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	denaturant, surfactant - cleansing agent, cleansing, emulsifying, foaming, surfactant
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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FRAGARIA VESCA (STRAWBERRY) JUICE
Appeared as: *STRAWBERRY JUICE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	proprietary
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UNSPECIFIED FLAVOR
Appeared as: NATURAL FLAVOR

Data Availability: Fair

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Ingredients from packaging:

,GLYCERIN, WATER, CALCIUM CARBONATE, HYDRATED SILICA, NATURAL FLAVOR*, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE *STRAWBERRY JUICE AND OTHER 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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