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Data: Fair

Gelatin

Other Concerns

Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)

SYNONYMS

● GELATIN
● GELATIN VELVATEX
● GELATINE
● GELATINS

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation


Gelatin is a product obtained by the partial hydrolysis of collagen derived from the skin, whiteconnective tissue and bones of animals. In the United States, Gelatin may be used as an active ingredientin OTC drug products. When used as an act ive drug ingredient, the established name is Gelatin.

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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body wash/cleanser7 products
moisturizer6 products
polish remover4 products
toners/astringents2 products
liquid hand soap2 products
facial moisturizer/treatment2 products
mouthwash2 products
bath oil/salts/soak2 products
bubble bath1 products
mask1 products
facial cleanser1 products
hair styling aide1 products
exfoliant/scrub1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant1 products

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as potentially toxic or harmfulOpen scientific literature
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as a low human health priorityEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
30922 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyOpen scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • 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

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 SCORES

Hazard 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.

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Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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