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Dicetyl Phosphate

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Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● 1-HEXADECANOL, HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE
● DICETYL PHOSPHATE
● DICETYL PHOSPHATE; DIHEXADECYL PHOSPHATE; 1-HEXADECANOL, HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE
● DIHEXADECYL ESTER PHOSPHORIC ACID
● DIHEXADECYL HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE
● HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE 1-HEXADECANOL
● PHOSPHORIC ACID, DIHEXADECYL ESTER

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.


Dicetyl Phosphate is a complex mixture of diesters of cetyl alcohol and phosphoric acid.

Common concerns

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  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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hair color and bleaching60 products
recreational sunscreen25 products
mask4 products
styling gel/lotion4 products
moisturizer4 products
facial moisturizer/treatment3 products
hair treatment/serum3 products
hair styling aide3 products
around-eye cream3 products
conditioner3 products
beard care2 products
facial cleanser2 products
daily use with SPF1 products
baby sunscreen1 products
makeup primer1 products
mascara1 products
after sun product1 products
sunless tanning1 products
shampoo1 products
toners/astringents1 products

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - anyOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
302 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

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.

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Hazard score

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Data availability

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