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ALKYL POLYGLUCOSIDE (C8-10)

 

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation.

Asthma/Respiratory
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Skin Allergies &
Irritation
 
Low Concern
 
Developmental &
Reproductive Toxicity
 
Low Concern
 
Cancer
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Environment
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Top scoring factors: Low concern for biodegradation; general systemic/organ effects; damage to DNA
Alkyl polyglucoside (C8-10) can be found in 116 products.
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Evidence

Health issue
 
Level of Concern
 
Source
A review of industry studies notes reduced testis and accessory sex gland weight in an animal study
 
some
 
Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann. 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker.
Human patch testing shows that incidence of alkyl glucoside-induced allergic dermatitis is relatively high.
 
some
 
Bevin Bhoyrul, Lea Solman, Stephen Kirk, David Orton & Mark Wilkinson. 2019. Patch testing with alkyl glucosides: Concomitant reactions are common but not ubiquitous. Contact dermatitis 80(5), 286-290.
Human patch testing shows that incidence of alkyl glucoside-induced allergic dermatitis is relatively high.
 
some
 
Dorien Gijbels, An Timmermans, Pedro Serrano, Evelyne Verreycken & An Goossens. 2014. Allergic contact dermatitis caused by alkyl glucosides. Contact dermatitis 70(3), 175-82.
A review of industry studies shows alkyl polyglucosides do not irritate the skin at concentrations below 30 percent.
 
low
 
Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann. 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker.
A review of industry data indicates alkyl polyglucosides are not skin irritants at concentrations relevant to cleaners.
 
low
 
Kristin Kocher & H.-J. Wiegand. 2000. Toxicology and Dermatology. New York: Marcel Dekker.
European Union Ecolabel program data shows this substance has moderate acute toxicity to aquatic life
 
low
 
EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database
A review of industry studies indicates alkyl polyglucosides are not dermal sensitizers.
 
low
 
Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann. 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker.
A review of industry data indicates alkyl polyglucosides have low acute oral toxicity.
 
low
 
Kristin Kocher & H.-J. Wiegand. 2000. Toxicology and Dermatology. New York: Marcel Dekker.
A review of industry data indicates alkyl polyglucosides have low acute dermal toxicity.
 
low
 
Kristin Kocher & H.-J. Wiegand. 2000. Toxicology and Dermatology. New York: Marcel Dekker.
A review of industry data indicates alkyl polyglucosides are not skin sensitizers.
 
low
 
Kristin Kocher & H.-J. Wiegand. 2000. Toxicology and Dermatology. New York: Marcel Dekker.
A peer-reviewed study found alkyl polyglucosides did not possess estrogenic or anti-estrogenic properties.
 
low
 
H. Messinger, W. Aulmann, M. Kleber & W. Koehl. 2007. Investigations on the effects of alkyl polyglucosides on development and fertility. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 45(8), 1375-82.
A peer-reviewed study found alkyl polyglucosides were not toxic to reproduction.
 
low
 
H. Messinger, W. Aulmann, M. Kleber & W. Koehl. 2007. Investigations on the effects of alkyl polyglucosides on development and fertility. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 45(8), 1375-82.
A peer-reviewed study found alkyl polyglucosides were not teratogenic.
 
low
 
H. Messinger, W. Aulmann, M. Kleber & W. Koehl. 2007. Investigations on the effects of alkyl polyglucosides on development and fertility. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 45(8), 1375-82.
This chemical has been verified to be of low concern in cleaning products based on experimental and modeled data as assessed by the EPA.
 
low
 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Safer Chemical Ingredients List (2018-02-28)
A review of industry studies indicates alkyl polyglucosides have low acute oral toxicity.
 
low
 
Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann. 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker.
A review of industry studies indicates alkyl polyglucosides are not mutagenic.
 
low
 
Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann. 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker.
A review of industry studies indicates alkyl polyglucosides are not estrogenic.
 
low
 
Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann. 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker.
A review of industry and published studies shows that alkyl polyglucosides are readily biodegradable.
 
low
 
Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann. 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker.
A review of industry data indicates alkyl polyglucosides do not cause mutations.
 
low
 
Kristin Kocher & H.-J. Wiegand. 2000. Toxicology and Dermatology. New York: Marcel Dekker.
The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance is readily biodegradable.
 
low
 
EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database
The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance is anaerobically degradable.
 
low
 
EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database
 
 
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