Health Concerns of the Ingredient:
Overall Hazard
Developmental &
reproductive toxicity
Allergies & immunotoxicity
About C12-20 ACID PEG-8 ESTER: C12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester is a polyethylene glycol ester of a synthetic mixture of saturatedacids containing 12 to 20 carbons in the alkyl chain with an average of 8 moles of ethylene oxide.
Function(s): Surfactant - Emulsifying Agent
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity | Harvell, J |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Food Additive Status |
Data Sources
| CIR |
| FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006. |
| Harvell, J., M. Bason and H. Maibach. Contact Urticaria and its Mechanisms. Food Chemistry and Toxicology 32(2): 103-112. 1994. (Table 2: Substances identified as capable of causing contact urticaria). |
| NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov. |
Products Containing the Ingredient
About the ratings
EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.
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