Other Concerns
Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)SYNONYMS
1-DODECANOL, 1-HYDROXYDODECANE, DIDECYL ALCOHOL, DODECAN-1-OL, and LAURYL ALCOHOLThis ingredient is not currently on EWG's Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.
Lauryl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol.
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
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- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
hair treatment/serum | 7 products |
shampoo | 6 products |
conditioner | 6 products |
moisturizer | 6 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 5 products |
body wash/cleanser | 5 products |
baby soap | 4 products |
hair color and bleaching | 4 products |
recreational sunscreen | 4 products |
shaving cream | 3 products |
body firming lotion | 3 products |
mask | 3 products |
baby shampoo | 2 products |
lip balm | 2 products |
hair styling aide | 1 products |
foot moisturizer | 1 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 1 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 1 products |
shaving cream (men's) | 1 products |
hand cream | 1 products |
baby lotion | 1 products |
facial cleanser | 1 products |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Classified as medium human health priority | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be persistent | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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536 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
- NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
- 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.
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.