Other Concerns
Use restrictions (low) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
This ingredient is a lipid-based synthetic skin conditioning agent.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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LOWAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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LOWUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
foundation | 360 products |
concealer | 203 products |
daily use with SPF | 54 products |
CC cream | 44 products |
recreational sunscreen | 44 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 28 products |
blush | 21 products |
makeup primer | 21 products |
lipstick | 18 products |
lip gloss | 18 products |
BB cream | 14 products |
baby sunscreen | 13 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 7 products |
5 products | |
around-eye cream | 5 products |
serums & essences | 3 products |
eye shadow | 2 products |
mascara | 2 products |
lip balm | 2 products |
moisturizer | 2 products |
conditioner | 2 products |
facial cleanser | 2 products |
setting powder/spray | 1 products |
damaged skin treatment | 1 products |
hand cream | 1 products |
skin fading/lightener | 1 products |
hair treatment/serum | 1 products |
anti-aging | 1 products |
other eye makeup | 1 products |
diaper cream | 1 products |
Use restrictions
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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any irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | Open scientific literature |
Cancer
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not likely to be mutagenic in humans | Open scientific literature |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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2 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
- 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.
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 SCORESHazard 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.
Data availability
The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.