POLYPARABEN || Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database

POLYPARABEN

Score	Data: None
CAS	n/a
shampoo (1 products)
facial moisturizer/ treatment (1 products)
moisturizer (1 products)
anti-aging (1 products)
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POLYPARABEN

Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer	no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity	no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity
Use restrictions	no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other HIGH concerns: Miscellaneous
Other LOW concerns: Endocrine disruption

About the ratings

EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

Miscellaneous
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Ingredient not fully labeled - identity unknown		n/a

Allergies/immunotoxicity
type of concern	product conditions	reference
One or more human case studies show possible immune effects		Harvell, J, 1994

Endocrine disruption
type of concern	product conditions	reference
One or more studies show weak endocrine disruption		Byford JR, Shaw LE, Drew MG, Pope GS, Sauer MJ, Darbre PD, 2002

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
n/a	PROPRIETARY COMPONENTS	Chemical mixture that has not been fully disclosed to the public.
Byford JR, Shaw LE, Drew MG, Pope GS, Sauer MJ, Darbre PD, 2002	PARABENS	EWG11
Harvell, J, 1994	PARABENS	Parabens listed as one of the agents capable of causing contact urticaria by immunological pathogenetic mechanism.

references
government/industry list/academic study	reference
Open scientific literature	n/a
EWG Assessment of Open Scientific Literature	Byford JR, Shaw LE, Drew MG, Pope GS, Sauer MJ, Darbre PD. Oestrogenic activity of parabens in MCF7 human breast cancer cells. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2002 Jan;80(1):49-60.
Open scientific literature	Harvell, J., M. Bason and H. Maibach. Contact Urticaria and its Mechanisms. Food Chemistry and Toxicology 32(2): 103-112. 1994. (Table 2: Substances identified as capable of causing contact urticaria).