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CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE
Score:
Data: Limited
- Other Concerns
- Functions
- About the Chemical
- Synonyms
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Use restrictions (low), Endocrine disruption (low), and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
Cancer 
Cancer: Ingredients linked to cancer in government, industry or academic studies or assessments.
Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
Developmental and reproductive toxicity: Ingredients linked to developmental and reproductive toxicity, a broad class of health effects that range from infertility and reproductive organ cancers to birth defects and developmental delays in children.
Allergies & Immunotoxicity
Allergies and immunotoxicity: Ingredients linked to harm to the immune system, a class of health problems that manifest as allergic reactions or an impaired capacity to fight disease and repair damaged tissue in the body.
Products with this Ingredient
| facial moisturizer/treatment | 63 products |
| moisturizer | 59 products |
| moisturizer with SPF | 59 products |
| around-eye cream | 18 products |
| mask | 15 products |
| conditioner | 15 products |
| hand cream | 15 products |
| serums & essences | 13 products |
| bronzer/highlighter | 13 products |
| exfoliant/scrub | 11 products |
| hair color and bleaching | 10 products |
| facial cleanser | 9 products |
| beach & sport sunscreen | 9 products |
| baby lotion | 8 products |
| body firming lotion | 6 products |
| anti-aging | 5 products |
| foundation | 3 products |
| sunless tanning | 3 products |
| hair treatment/serum | 3 products |
| shampoo | 2 products |
| hair styling aide | 2 products |
| body wash/cleanser | 2 products |
| lip balm with SPF | 2 products |
| after shave | 2 products |
| muscle/joint soreness | 1 products |
| cuticle treatment | 1 products |
| vapor rubs | 1 products |
| mascara | 1 products |
| BB cream | 1 products |
| lip balm | 1 products |
| makeup remover | 1 products |
| other men's products | 1 products |
| beard care | 1 products |
| foot moisturizer | 1 products |
| makeup primer | 1 products |
| after sun product | 1 products |
| makeup with SPF | 1 products |
| nail treatment | 1 products |
| shaving cream | 1 products |
| damaged skin treatment | 1 products |
| baby sunscreen | 1 products |
| bath oil/salts/soak | 1 products |
| antiperspirant/deodorant | 1 products |
| diaper cream | 1 products |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
| Concern | Reference |
|---|---|
| Human patch testing shows that incidence of alkyl glucoside-induced allergic dermatitis is relatively high. | Bevin Bhoyrul, Lea Solman, Stephen Kirk, David Orton & Mark Wilkinson 2019. Patch testing with alkyl glucosides: Concomitant reactions are common but not ubiquitous. Contact dermatitis 80(5), 286-290. |
| A review of industry studies indicates alkyl polyglucosides are not dermal sensitizers. | Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker. |
Endocrine disruption
| Concern | Reference |
|---|---|
| A review of industry studies notes reduced prostate weight only at low doses in one animal study. | Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker. |
Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
| Concern | Reference |
|---|---|
| Safe for use when formulated to be non-irritating | Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2015. CIR Assessments. Appears as: listid: CIR-3106; Chemical_Name: CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE; ; ; Classification: QQQ02, QQQ53; |
Use restrictions
| Concern | Reference |
|---|---|
| Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications | IJT 32 (S3): 22-48, 2013 |
Cancer
| Concern | Reference |
|---|---|
| A review of industry studies indicates alkyl polyglucosides are not mutagenic. | Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker. |
Data gaps
| Concern | Reference |
|---|---|
| 9 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
Developmental/reproductive toxicity
| Concern | Reference |
|---|---|
| A review of industry studies indicates alkyl polyglucosides are not reproductive or developmental toxicants. | Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker. |
Data Sources
- Bevin Bhoyrul, Lea Solman, Stephen Kirk, David Orton & Mark Wilkinson 2019. Patch testing with alkyl glucosides: Concomitant reactions are common but not ubiquitous. Contact dermatitis 80(5), 286-290.
- Andreas Willing, Horst Messinger & Walter Aulmann 2004. Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides. New York: Marcel Dekker.
- Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2015. CIR Assessments. Appears as: listid: CIR-3106; Chemical_Name: CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE; ; ; Classification: QQQ02, QQQ53;
- IJT 32 (S3): 22-48, 2013
- NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
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