Jojoba oil • Beeswax • tetraSILVER brand Silver Oxide • Blend of Essential Oils.
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This product was formerly known as Genisil. On April 3, 2008, Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers that some marketers of this product falsely claim that it is FDA approved and effective for treating sexually transmitted diseases including herpes, Chlamydia, human papilloma virus, cervical dysplasia, and HIV/AIDS (16148). Advise consumers not to use this product for these conditions.
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INSUFFICIENT RELIABLE EVIDENCE to RATE
INSUFFICIENT RELIABLE EVIDENCE to RATE
Below is general information about the safety of the known ingredients contained in the product TerraGen. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
LIKELY SAFE ...when used orally in amounts commonly found in foods. Beeswax has Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status in the US (4912). ...when used orally as a medicinal agent (11)....when used topically (11,55245,96328,96329).
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION:
There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of medicinal amounts of beeswax during pregnancy and lactation.
LIKELY SAFE ...when used topically (6).
LIKELY UNSAFE ...when used orally because it contains 14% erucic acid, which can cause myocardial fibrosis (6); avoid using.
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION: LIKELY SAFE
when used topically for hygienic uses (6).
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION: LIKELY UNSAFE
when used orally (6).
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Below is general information about the adverse effects of the known ingredients contained in the product TerraGen. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
General
...Orally, beeswax is well tolerated.
Allergic reactions to beeswax are possible in some patients (11).
Topically, beeswax may cause allergic contact dermatitis. In most cases, this reaction is likely caused by the propolis component of beeswax (55245,102517).
Dermatologic ...Topically, beeswax may cause allergic contact dermatitis. In most cases, this reaction is likely caused by the propolis component of beeswax (55245,102517). While this reaction is thought to be rare in the general population, one cross-sectional study found that 18% of patients with a history of cheilitis or facial dermatitis experienced positive reactions to beeswax. While most of these patients also had a positive reaction to a propolis patch test, some did not, suggesting that a substance in beeswax itself may be involved in this sensitization (102517).
Immunologic ...Orally, beeswax may cause allergic reactions (11). Topically, beeswax may cause allergic contact dermatitis. In most cases, this reaction is likely caused by the propolis component of beeswax (102517).
General ...Side effects of jojoba are mainly limited to contact dermatitis and gastrointestinal concerns in animals fed large amounts of jojoba meal.
Dermatologic ...Contact dermatitis to jojoba oil has been described in case reports (57197,57186).
Endocrine ...Levels of plasma growth hormone and thyroxine increased and levels of plasma insulin-like growth factor-I and triiodothyronine decreased in animals fed diets of 4% jojoba meal (57195).
Gastrointestinal ...In animals fed jojoba oil for four weeks 2-9% of diet), necropsy and histopathological evaluation revealed an apparent distension of the small intestine and marked intestinal changes characterized by massive vacuolization and lipid deposition in the enterocytes, accompanied by distension of the villi and an increased cell turnover of small intestinal cells (57189).
Genitourinary ...In broiler breeding females fed jojoba meal, the size of the eggs laid were smaller and the overall production rate was lower than birds not fed jojoba (57164). Ovary and oviduct weights were also reduced. In female rats fed defatted jojoba meal or pure simmondsin, the number of corpora lutea on gestation day 16 as reduced, and this was thought to be due to decreased food intake in this group (57199). Fetal and placental weights were also reduced in these groups.
Hematologic ...In animals fed jojoba oil for four weeks 2-9% of diet), there was a dose related increase in white blood cell count (57189).