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Benzophenone 1

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Other Concerns

Endocrine disruption (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● (2,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)PHENYL- METHANONE

● (2,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)PHENYLMETHANONE

● 2,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOPHENONE

● 4-BENZOYL RESORCINOL

● BENZOPHENONE-1

● BENZORESORCINOL

● METHANONE, (2,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)PHENYL-

● METHANONE, (2,4DIHYDROXYPHENYL)PHENYL

Unacceptable

Unacceptable: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient

Benzophenone-1 is a benzene-based UV absorber.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
MODERATE

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

nail polish	393 products
polish remover	54 products
nail treatment	33 products
lip gloss	29 products
fragrance for women	11 products
shaving cream (men's)	2 products
	2 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	1 products
liquid hand soap	1 products
baby oil	1 products
eyelash glue	1 products
hair treatment/serum	1 products
body oil	1 products
lipstick	1 products
fragrance for men	1 products
nail glue	1 products
after shave	1 products
body spray	1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Human skin toxicant or allergen - strong evidence	EWG Assessment of Open Scientific Literature
Human skin toxicant or allergen - strong evidence	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Endocrine disruption

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Human endocrine disruptor - strong evidence	European Commission on Endocrine Disruption
One or more studies show significant wildlife and the environment disruption	European Commission on Endocrine Disruption
One or more animal studies show any disruption at high doses	Open scientific literature
Associated with endocrine disruption	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
122 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Ecotoxicology

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	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

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

EWG Assessment of Open Scientific Literature
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
EU (European Union)- Strategy for Endocrine Disrupters 2007. Commision on endocrin disruption requested by the European Parliament in 1998.
Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

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