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Data: Fair

Xylitol

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SYNONYMS

● WOOD SUGAR ALCOHOL
● XYLITE
● XYLITOL

Restricted

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


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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toothpaste160 products
facial moisturizer/treatment70 products
mouthwash43 products
serums & essences40 products
mask32 products
tooth whitening27 products
hair treatment/serum23 products
shampoo18 products
around-eye cream17 products
baby toothpaste16 products
moisturizer16 products
facial cleanser14 products
toners/astringents13 products
conditioner13 products
hair styling aide11 products
exfoliant/scrub9 products
body wash/cleanser8 products
bronzer/highlighter7 products
shaving cream7 products
makeup remover7 products
styling gel/lotion7 products
hair spray4 products
shaving cream (men's)4 products
body spray4 products
recreational sunscreen4 products
body firming lotion3 products
sunless tanning3 products
body oil3 products
skin fading/lightener3 products
hand cream3 products
detangler2 products
makeup primer2 products
daily use with SPF2 products
1 products
eye makeup remover1 products
after shave1 products
after sun product1 products
baby wipes1 products
nail polish1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant1 products
liquid hand soap1 products
anti-aging1 products
foundation1 products

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
3285 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
  • FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature

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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