EWG Skin Deep® | What is 1-DODECANOL

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1 Dodecanol

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Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

SYNONYMS

1-DODECANOL, 1-HYDROXYDODECANE, DIDECYL ALCOHOL, DODECAN-1-OL, and LAURYL ALCOHOL

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's 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

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
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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
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
Suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
536 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
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.

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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.

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