Aminomethyl Propanol
- Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met the program’s impurity and use restrictions based on EWG's review of the company's data.
Other Concerns
Use restrictions (high), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high), and Contamination concerns (high)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
This ingredient is a small molecular weight buffering agent.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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LOWAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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HIGHUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
hair spray | 261 products |
hair styling aide | 148 products |
moisturizer | 114 products |
styling gel/lotion | 104 products |
hand sanitizer | 92 products |
mascara | 92 products |
hair treatment/serum | 58 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 48 products |
shampoo | 41 products |
styling mousse/foam | 31 products |
conditioner | 30 products |
serums & essences | 30 products |
eye liner | 28 products |
eye shadow | 25 products |
brow liner | 23 products |
hair color and bleaching | 19 products |
mask | 18 products |
around-eye cream | 18 products |
facial cleanser | 16 products |
daily use with SPF | 14 products |
lip gloss | 13 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 12 products |
hand cream | 12 products |
beard care | 10 products |
recreational sunscreen | 10 products |
nail polish | 9 products |
body wash/cleanser | 8 products |
toners/astringents | 6 products |
after shave | 6 products |
body firming lotion | 6 products |
lip balm | 5 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 5 products |
glitter | 4 products |
setting powder/spray | 4 products |
shaving cream | 4 products |
anti-aging | 4 products |
makeup primer | 3 products |
3 products | |
foot moisturizer | 2 products |
nail glue | 2 products |
BB cream | 2 products |
hair removal waxes | 2 products |
eyelash glue | 2 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 2 products |
body spray | 2 products |
depilatory | 2 products |
foundation | 1 products |
baby lotion | 1 products |
damaged skin treatment | 1 products |
beard oil | 1 products |
body cleansing wipes | 1 products |
other eye makeup | 1 products |
makeup remover | 1 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 1 products |
skin fading/lightener | 1 products |
after sun product | 1 products |
Contamination concerns
Chemical |
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NITROSAMINES |
OXAZOLIDINE |
Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as irritant | CPS&Q - Classification & Labelling |
Use restrictions
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Violation of government restrictions - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any | Open scientific literature |
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any | CosIng |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Wildlife and environmental toxicity | CPS&Q - Classification & Labelling |
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Informational
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Classified as a low human health priority | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be persistent | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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119 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- CPS&Q (Consumer Products Safety & Quality) formely known as ECB (European Chemicals Bureau). 2008. Classification and Labelling: Chemicals: Annex VI of Directive 67/548/EEC through the 31st ATP.
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ .
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
- NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
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 SCORESHazard 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.