Benzyl Benzoate
- Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.
Other Concerns
Use restrictions (moderate), Endocrine disruption (low), Ecotoxicology (low), and Occupational hazards (high)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Benzyl benzoate is used as solvent and preservative; associated with allergies and contact dermatitis.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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HIGHAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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MODERATEUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
fragrance for women | 199 products |
shampoo | 179 products |
conditioner | 174 products |
hair treatment/serum | 164 products |
moisturizer | 152 products |
hair styling aide | 141 products |
lip gloss | 87 products |
lipstick | 87 products |
hair spray | 68 products |
styling gel/lotion | 59 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 59 products |
fragrance for men | 53 products |
mask | 48 products |
lip balm | 46 products |
hair color and bleaching | 42 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 42 products |
body wash/cleanser | 36 products |
lip plumper | 35 products |
hand cream | 34 products |
foundation | 31 products |
body spray | 30 products |
body oil | 29 products |
liquid hand soap | 29 products |
styling mousse/foam | 27 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 26 products |
serums & essences | 23 products |
facial cleanser | 22 products |
setting powder/spray | 20 products |
detangler | 18 products |
bar soap | 17 products |
sunless tanning | 15 products |
eye shadow | 15 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 14 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 13 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 11 products |
blush | 9 products |
beard care | 9 products |
body firming lotion | 8 products |
daily use with SPF | 8 products |
polish remover | 7 products |
toners/astringents | 7 products |
hand sanitizer | 6 products |
after shave | 5 products |
cuticle treatment | 5 products |
makeup primer | 5 products |
recreational sunscreen | 5 products |
lip balm with SPF | 4 products |
around-eye cream | 4 products |
shaving cream | 4 products |
4 products | |
nail treatment | 3 products |
body powder | 3 products |
bubble bath | 3 products |
BB cream | 3 products |
brow liner | 3 products |
beard cleanser | 3 products |
hair removal waxes | 3 products |
baby lotion | 2 products |
foot moisturizer | 2 products |
after sun product | 2 products |
makeup remover | 2 products |
lip liner | 2 products |
anti-aging | 1 products |
diaper cream | 1 products |
depilatory | 1 products |
baby shampoo | 1 products |
hair-loss treatment | 1 products |
damaged skin treatment | 1 products |
tanning oil | 1 products |
beard oil | 1 products |
baby sunscreen | 1 products |
glitter | 1 products |
mascara | 1 products |
body cleansing wipes | 1 products |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Known human any toxicant or allergen | Open scientific literature |
Possible human immune system toxicant or allergen | SCCPNFP Opinion on Fragrance Allergy |
Occupational hazards
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Allowed workplace exposures restricted to low doses | CPS&Q - Classification & Labelling |
Use restrictions
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only within recommended use or concentration limitsn) | International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards |
Restricted in cosmetics - labeling requirement for allergens | 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 |
Endocrine disruption
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Associated with endocrine disruption | Open scientific literature |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
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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467 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- SCCPNFP (Scientific Committee On Cosmetic Products And Non-Food Products). 1999. Opinion Concerning Fragrance Allergy In Consumers. . SCCNFP/0017/98 Final, December 1999; and SCCPNFP (Scientific Committee On Cosmetic Products And Non-Food Products). 2000. An Initial List Of Perfumery Materials Which Must Not Form Part Of Fragrances Compounds Used In Cosmetic Products. SCCNFP/0320/00, final May 2000.
- 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.
- IFRA (International Fragrance Association). 2006. Codes and Standards.
- 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.
- FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
- 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.