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Data: Limited

1 Dodecanol

IMAGE SOURCE: PubChem

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Other Concerns

Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● 1-DODECANOL
● 1-HYDROXYDODECANE
● DIDECYL ALCOHOL
● DODECAN-1-OL
● LAURYL ALCOHOL

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.


Lauryl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol.

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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moisturizer17 products
conditioner13 products
hair color and bleaching12 products
shampoo9 products
hair treatment/serum9 products
antiperspirant/deodorant8 products
body wash/cleanser6 products
mask5 products
body firming lotion4 products
baby soap4 products
hair styling aide4 products
facial moisturizer/treatment4 products
foot moisturizer3 products
makeup remover2 products
bar soap2 products
baby shampoo2 products
hand cream2 products
lip balm2 products
recreational sunscreen2 products
exfoliant/scrub2 products
skin fading/lightener1 products
baby lotion1 products
liquid hand soap1 products
after shave1 products
lip balm with SPF1 products
toners/astringents1 products
shaving cream (men's)1 products
shaving cream1 products

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as medium human health priorityEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistentEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
536 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • 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.

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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