Other Concerns
SYNONYMS
This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide is a glucose oligomer exhibiting a degree of polymerizationranging from 2 to 10. It is prepared by the action of a Leuconostoc mesenteroides glucosyl transferase onsucrose. Thea -D-glucopyranose monomers are linke d by (1-2), (1-6), and (1-4) bonds.
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
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
concealer | 40 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 25 products |
serums & essences | 17 products |
mask | 12 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 11 products |
body wash/cleanser | 10 products |
foundation | 8 products |
facial cleanser | 6 products |
liquid hand soap | 3 products |
toners/astringents | 3 products |
3 products | |
exfoliant/scrub | 3 products |
moisturizer | 3 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 2 products |
around-eye cream | 2 products |
makeup primer | 2 products |
baby wipes | 1 products |
baby soap | 1 products |
baby bubble bath | 1 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 1 products |
anti-aging | 1 products |
baby shampoo | 1 products |
hair treatment/serum | 1 products |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
Understanding scores
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HOW WE DETERMINE SCORESHazard score
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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.