EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (2024)

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (1)

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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (2)

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CATEGORY

Facial Moisturizer/Treatment

BRAND

e.l.f.

DATA LAST UPDATED

April 2021

INGREDIENT CONCERNS

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    Cancer

  • LOW

    Allergies & Immunotoxicity

  • LOW

    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity

  • MODERATE

    Use Restrictions

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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (3)

WATER
Appeared as: WATER (AQUA)

Data Availability: Robust

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FUNCTION(S)solvent
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (6)

ISOHEXADECANE

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (7)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (8)

FUNCTION(S)skin-conditioning agent - emollient, solvent, emollient, skin conditioning
CONCERNS• Use restrictions (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (9)

STEARYL HEPTANOATE

Data Availability: None

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (10)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (11)

FUNCTION(S)skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, skin conditioning
CONCERNS• Use restrictions (low)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (12)

GLYCERIN

Data Availability: Good

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (13)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (14)

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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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (15)

BUTYLENE GLYCOL

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (16)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (17)

FUNCTION(S)fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, solvent, viscositydecreasing agent, humectant, masking, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (18)

ISOPROPYL ISOSTEARATE

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (19)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (20)

FUNCTION(S)binder, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, binding, emollient, skin conditioning
CONCERNS• Use restrictions (low)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (21)

NIACINAMIDE

Data Availability: Fair

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (22)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (23)

FUNCTION(S)hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, smoothing
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (24)

CETEARYL OLIVATE

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (25)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (26)

FUNCTION(S)hair conditioning agent, hair conditioning
CONCERNS• Use restrictions (low)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (27)

TREHALOSE

Data Availability: Fair

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (28)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (29)

FUNCTION(S)flavoring agent, humectant, moisturising
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (30)

SQUALANE

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (31)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (32)

FUNCTION(S)hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, emollient, hair conditioning, refatting, skin conditioning
CONCERNS• Endocrine disruption (low)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (33)

DIMETHICONE

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (34)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (35)

FUNCTION(S)antifoaming agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin protectant, antifoaming, emollient, skin conditioning, skin protecting
CONCERNS• Use restrictions (moderate)
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (36)

STEARIC ACID

Data Availability: Fair

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (37)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (38)

FUNCTION(S)fragrance ingredient, surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - emulsifying agentsurfactant-cleansing agent is included as a function for the soap form of stearic acid., cleansing, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, masking, refatting, surfactant
CONCERNS• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (39)

ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (40)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (41)

FUNCTION(S)absorbent, anticaking agent, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, anticaking, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS• Use restrictions (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Contamination concerns (ALUMINUM POWDER)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (42)

POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (43)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (44)

FUNCTION(S)opacifying agent, opacifying
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (45)

SILICA, AMORPHOUS
Appeared as: SILICA

Data Availability: Good

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (46)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (47)

FUNCTION(S)abrasive, absorbent, anticaking agent, bulking agent, opacifying agent, suspending agent- nonsurfactant, anticaking, opacifying
CONCERNS• Cancer (moderate)
• Use restrictions (low)
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (48)

SODIUM HYALURONATE

Data Availability: Fair

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (49)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (50)

FUNCTION(S)skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, humectant, skin conditioning
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (51)

PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1

Data Availability: None

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (52)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (53)

FUNCTION(S)skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (54)

PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7

Data Availability: None

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (55)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (56)

FUNCTION(S)skin conditioning
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (57)

PANTHENOL

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (58)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (59)

FUNCTION(S)hair conditioning agent, antistatic, hair conditioning, skin conditioning
CONCERNS• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (60)

SORBITAN OLIVATE

Data Availability: None

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (61)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (62)

FUNCTION(S)surfactant - emulsifying agent, emulsifying
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (63)

CETEARYL ALCOHOL

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (64)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (65)

FUNCTION(S)emulsion stabilizer, opacifying agent, surfactant - foam booster, viscosity increasingagent - aqueous, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, emollient, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, opacifying, surfactant, viscosity controlling
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (66)

GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE
Appeared as: GLYCERYL STEARATE

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (67)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (68)

FUNCTION(S)fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, surfactant - emulsifying agent, emollient, emulsifying
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (69)

PEG-100 STEARATE

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (70)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (71)

FUNCTION(S)surfactant - cleansing agent
CONCERNS• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (72)

POLYETHYLENE

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (73)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (74)

FUNCTION(S)abrasive, adhesive, binder, bulking agent, emulsion stabilizer, film former, oral careagent, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, film forming, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (75)

DISODIUM EDTA

Data Availability: Fair

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (76)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (77)

FUNCTION(S)chelating agent, chelating, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS• Enhanced skin absorption
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (78)

POLYACRYLATE-13

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (79)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (80)

FUNCTION(S)film forming
CONCERNS• Use restrictions (moderate)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (81)

POLYISOBUTENE

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (82)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (83)

FUNCTION(S)binder, film former, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous, binding, film forming, viscosity controlling
CONCERNS• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (84)

POLYSORBATE-20

Data Availability: Fair

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (85)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (86)

FUNCTION(S)fragrance ingredient, surfactant - emulsifying agent, surfactant - solubilizing agent
CONCERNS• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
• Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (87)

CAPRYLYL GLYCOL

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (88)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (89)

FUNCTION(S)hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, emollient, hair conditioning, humectant, skin conditioning
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (90)

PHENOXYETHANOL

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (91)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (92)

FUNCTION(S)fragrance ingredient, preservative
CONCERNS• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
• Occupational hazards (high)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (93)

ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN

Data Availability: Limited

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (94)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (95)

FUNCTION(S)deodorant agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning
CONCERNS• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (96)

CARBOMER

Data Availability: Fair

EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (97)EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (98)

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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Ingredients from packaging:

WATER (AQUA), ISOHEXADECANE, STEARYL HEPTANOATE, GLYCERIN, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, ISOPROPYL ISOSTEARATE, NIACINAMIDE, CETEARYL OLIVATE, TREHALOSE, SQUALANE, DIMETHICONE, STEARIC ACID, ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, SILICA, SODIUM HYALURONATE, PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1, PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7, PANTHENOL, SORBITAN OLIVATE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERYL STEARATE, PEG-100 STEARATE, POLYETHYLENE, DISODIUM EDTA, POLYACRYLATE-13, POLYISOBUTENE, POLYSORBATE 20, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CARBOMER

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EWG Skin Deep® | E.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream, Fragrance Free Rating (2024)
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