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Data: None

C9 15 Fluoroalcohol Phosphate

Other Concerns

Use restrictions (high), Endocrine disruption (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (high), and Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● C9-15 FLUOROALCOHOL PHOSPHATE

Unacceptable

Unacceptable: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient


C9-15 Fluoroalcohol Phosphate is a complex mixture of esters of Phosphoric Acid (q.v.) andC9-15 Fluoroalcohol (q.v.).


This ingredient is a member of a class of compounds called per- and polyfluoralkyl substances, or PFAS. With the many health effects noted for the few well studied PFAS substances, and hundreds of other PFAS in commerce lacking toxicity data, an appropriate degree of precaution is required to protect human health. EWG consumer database now includes a category rating for all PFAS ingredients.


Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • MODERATE
    Cancer
  • HIGH
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • HIGH
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • HIGH
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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BB cream2 products
foundation1 products
facial moisturizer/treatment1 products
recreational sunscreen1 products

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Known human reproduvtive or developmental toxinOpen scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Known human any toxicant or allergenOpen scientific literature

Miscellaneous

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Chemical class of concernOpen scientific literature

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife and humansOpen scientific literature
Persistent or bioaccumulative and moderate to high toxicity concern in humansOpen scientific literature

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Violation of government restrictions - Banned or found unsafe for use in cosmeticsOpen scientific literature

Endocrine disruption

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Possible human any disruptorOpen scientific literature

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Possible human any toxicantOpen scientific literature

Cancer

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Possible human carcinogenOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

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Hazard score

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Data availability

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