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Cetearyl Glucoside

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low), Endocrine disruption (low), and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE and CETEARYL POLYGLUCOSE

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Cetearyl glucoside is a surfactant and emulsifier produced from natural or synthetic ingredients.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • 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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facial moisturizer/treatment177 products
moisturizer103 products
daily use with SPF97 products
around-eye cream44 products
hand cream40 products
recreational sunscreen32 products
mask31 products
conditioner29 products
facial cleanser29 products
anti-aging21 products
exfoliant/scrub19 products
serums & essences18 products
baby lotion13 products
body firming lotion13 products
shampoo8 products
hair treatment/serum7 products
foot moisturizer6 products
hair styling aide6 products
antiperspirant/deodorant6 products
baby sunscreen5 products
body wash/cleanser5 products
sunless tanning4 products
after sun product4 products
foundation4 products
makeup primer3 products
bronzer/highlighter3 products
shaving cream3 products
skin fading/lightener3 products
after shave3 products
cuticle treatment2 products
2 products
nail treatment2 products
hair color and bleaching2 products
baby shampoo1 products
CC cream1 products
baby soap1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)1 products
makeup remover1 products
foot cleansing1 products
BB cream1 products
styling gel/lotion1 products
muscle/joint soreness1 products
mascara1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more human case studies show possible any or allergenic effectsOpen scientific literature
Not likely to be a any toxicant or allergenic in humansOpen scientific literature

Endocrine disruption

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any disruptionOpen scientific literature

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

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
any irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedOpen scientific literature

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not likely to be a any toxicant in humansOpen scientific literature

Cancer

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not likely to be mutagenic in humansOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
9 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • 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

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.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED™ mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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