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Cetyl Phosphate

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● 1-HEXADECANOL, DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE

● 1HEXADECANOL, DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE

● CETYL DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE

● CETYL PHOSPHATE

● DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE 1-HEXADECANOL

● HEXADECYL DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE

● MONOCETYL PHOSPHATE

● PHOSPHORIC ACID MONOHEXADECYL ESTER

Restricted

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

Cetyl Phosphate is a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and cetyl alcohol.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

recreational sunscreen	9 products
daily use with SPF	8 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	7 products
moisturizer	5 products
mask	3 products
makeup remover	2 products
serums & essences	2 products
hair color and bleaching	2 products
sunless tanning	2 products
exfoliant/scrub	2 products
skin fading/lightener	1 products
hand cream	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
around-eye cream	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products
facial cleanser	1 products

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - any	Open scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
5 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

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

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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Data availability

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