Other Concerns
Neurotoxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), and Biochemical or cellular level changes (low)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
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 | 56 products |
serums & essences | 47 products |
mask | 45 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 44 products |
around-eye cream | 37 products |
concealer | 16 products |
anti-aging | 12 products |
hair treatment/serum | 6 products |
daily use with SPF | 5 products |
hand cream | 5 products |
toners/astringents | 4 products |
moisturizer | 3 products |
body wash/cleanser | 3 products |
recreational sunscreen | 3 products |
lip balm | 2 products |
damaged skin treatment | 2 products |
mascara | 2 products |
BB cream | 2 products |
fragrance for women | 2 products |
blush | 2 products |
lipstick | 1 products |
foot odor control | 1 products |
makeup primer | 1 products |
nail treatment | 1 products |
conditioner | 1 products |
nail polish | 1 products |
foot moisturizer | 1 products |
body firming lotion | 1 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 1 products |
Enhanced skin absorption
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Absorbs into the skin | Open scientific literature |
Neurotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells demonstrate neurotoxicity | Open scientific literature |
Biochemical or cellular level changes
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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One or more animal studies show any changes at high doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood | Open scientific literature |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Associated with any toxicity | Open scientific literature |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM 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.
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.