EWG Skin Deep® | What is ALCOHOL DENATURED

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Alcohol Denatured

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Other Concerns

Enhanced skin absorption, Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), and Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)

SYNONYMS

ALCOHOL DENAT., ALCOHOL DENATURED, ALCOHOL, COMPLETELY DENATURED, DENATURED ALCOHOL, DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNMENT, DENATURED ALCOHOL, NOT DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNMENT, DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNMENT DENATURED ALCOHOL, NOT DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNMENT DENATURED ALCOHOL, and SD ALCOHOL 1

Denatured alcohol is a mixture of ethanol (ethyl alcohol) with a denaturing agent. Ethanol is considered broadly toxic and linked to birth defects following excessive oral ingestion. Potential risks from ethanol in personal care products are significantly smaller than the health risks posed by the consumption of alcohol.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

fragrance for women	324 products
body spray	214 products
recreational sunscreen	165 products
foundation	162 products
shampoo	162 products
fragrance for men	129 products
mask	119 products
hair spray	115 products
mascara	106 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	98 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	74 products
concealer	74 products
serums & essences	74 products
nail polish	62 products
hair color and bleaching	55 products
eye liner	53 products
daily use with SPF	53 products
setting powder/spray	51 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	43 products
brow liner	43 products
moisturizer	42 products
toners/astringents	41 products
hair styling aide	40 products
lipstick	39 products
hair treatment/serum	39 products
hand sanitizer	34 products
conditioner	32 products
facial cleanser	31 products
around-eye cream	29 products
makeup primer	27 products
sunless tanning	26 products
eye shadow	26 products
BB cream	20 products
baby sunscreen	20 products
exfoliant/scrub	16 products
styling gel/lotion	14 products
body wash/cleanser	14 products
anti-aging	13 products
after shave	12 products
body firming lotion	12 products
lip gloss	12 products
eyelash glue	11 products
bronzer/highlighter	11 products
after sun product	11 products
glitter	10 products
tanning oil	10 products
liquid hand soap	9 products
makeup remover	7 products
nail treatment	7 products
foot cleansing	7 products
styling mousse/foam	6 products
	6 products
foot moisturizer	5 products
polish remover	5 products
muscle/joint soreness	5 products
bath oil/salts/soak	4 products
bar soap	4 products
pore strips	4 products
beard care	4 products
mouthwash	3 products
detangler	3 products
blush	3 products
body powder	3 products
hand cream	2 products
oil controller	2 products
body oil	2 products
lip balm	2 products
baby wipes	2 products
damaged skin treatment	2 products
foot odor control	1 products
shaving cream (men's)	1 products
tooth whitening	1 products
lip liner	1 products
CC cream	1 products
beard cleanser	1 products

Enhanced skin absorption

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Penetration enhancer	Open scientific literature

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
Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity	Scorecard.org Toxicity Information

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available	FDA Everything Added to Food
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Insufficient data to determine safety	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
78649 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Miscellaneous

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Occupational hazards related to handling	CPS&Q - Classification & Labelling

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
ED (Environmental Defense). 2006. Scorecard _ The Pollution Information Site. http://www.scorecard.org.
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.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
CPS&Q (Consumer Products Safety & Quality) formely known as ECB (European Chemicals Bureau). 2008. Classification and Labelling: Chemicals: Annex VI of Directive 67/548/EEC through the 31st ATP.

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.

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