Cinnamal
- Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.
Other Concerns
Use restrictions (moderate) and Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Cinnamal is an aromatic aldehyde.
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 | 47 products |
fragrance for men | 24 products |
lip gloss | 18 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 13 products |
hair treatment/serum | 12 products |
hair styling aide | 10 products |
moisturizer | 10 products |
lip balm | 9 products |
shampoo | 8 products |
liquid hand soap | 8 products |
conditioner | 7 products |
hand cream | 7 products |
serums & essences | 6 products |
body spray | 6 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 6 products |
body oil | 6 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 5 products |
lip plumper | 5 products |
bar soap | 4 products |
styling gel/lotion | 4 products |
mask | 4 products |
body wash/cleanser | 3 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 2 products |
hair color and bleaching | 2 products |
around-eye cream | 2 products |
toners/astringents | 2 products |
hair spray | 1 products |
facial cleanser | 1 products |
hand sanitizer | 1 products |
after shave | 1 products |
nail glue | 1 products |
skin fading/lightener | 1 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 1 products |
sunless tanning | 1 products |
hair removal waxes | 1 products |
body firming lotion | 1 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 1 products |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Known human immune system toxicant or allergen | SCCPNFP Opinion on Fragrance Allergy |
Human skin immune toxicant or allergen - strong evidence | National Library of Medicine HazMap |
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergies | Open scientific literature |
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 |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity | Scorecard.org Toxicity Information |
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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 |
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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1104 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- 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.
- NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2006. HazMap — Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents.
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- 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/ .
- ED (Environmental Defense). 2006. Scorecard _ The Pollution Information Site. http://www.scorecard.org.
- 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.
- NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
Understanding scores
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Data availability
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