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BEHENYL ALCOHOL

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COMMONLY FOUND IN

SYNONYMS

NCGC00159370-03, A8416, AM20100601, SBI-0206938.P001, AK113719, AC-19852, 1-DOCOSANOL, PURUM, >=97.0% (GC), NCGC00159370-05, NCGC00159370-04, CAS-661-19-8

Common Concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • SOME
    Asthma / Respiratory
  • No Data
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
  • LOW
    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
  • No Data
    Cancer
  • No Data
    Environment


Top Scoring Factors

Evidence of general systemic/organ effects; nervous system effects; respiratory effects

Ingredient concerns

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Health Issue Level of Concern Source
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Harmful if swallowed

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

Harmful in contact with skin

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

may cause drowsiness or dizziness

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

may cause respiratory irritation

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

Contact dermatitis to behenyl alcohol observed in a human case report.

low

Katrien Vanden Broecke, Erik Zimerson, Magnus Bruze & An Goossens. 2014. Severe allergic contact dermatitis caused by a rubber glove coated with a moisturizer. Contact dermatitis 71(2), 117-9.

No genotoxicity observed in in vivo (mouse) or in vitro assays

low

Guadalupe Iglesias, Jason J. Hlywka, James E. Berg, M. H. Khalil, Laura E. Pope & Dov Tamarkin. 2002. The toxicity of behenyl alcohol. I. Genotoxicity and subchronic toxicity in rats and dogs. Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP 36(1), 69-79.

No evidence of reproductive or developmental toxicity in animal tests.

low

Guadalupe Iglesias, Jason J. Hlywka, James E. Berg, M. H. Khalil, Laura E. Pope & Dov Tamarkin. 2002. The toxicity of behenyl alcohol. II. Reproduction studies in rats and rabbits. Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP 36(1), 80-5.


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