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Behenyl Behenate

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● BEHENYL BEHENATE
● DOCOSANOIC ACID, DOCOSYL ESTER
● DOCOSYL DOCOSANOATE
● DOCOSYL ESTER DOCOSANOIC ACID

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


Behenyl Behenate is an ester of Behenic Acid (q.v.) and Behenyl Alcohol (q.v.).

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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recreational sunscreen20 products
lip balm17 products
mascara17 products
hair color and bleaching17 products
facial moisturizer/treatment13 products
moisturizer12 products
lip gloss9 products
exfoliant/scrub9 products
BB cream8 products
blush8 products
concealer7 products
baby sunscreen7 products
lip balm with SPF5 products
lipstick5 products
antiperspirant/deodorant5 products
hair styling aide5 products
baby lotion3 products
around-eye cream3 products
hand cream2 products
facial cleanser1 products
conditioner1 products
hair treatment/serum1 products
daily use with SPF1 products

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualificationsCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • 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.

Understanding scores

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HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

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Data availability

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