Other Concerns
Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Cholesterol is a mono-unsaturated, secondary alcohol of the cyclopentanophenanthrenesystem.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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LOWAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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LOWUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
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- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
facial moisturizer/treatment | 76 products |
lipstick | 64 products |
moisturizer | 60 products |
facial cleanser | 39 products |
serums & essences | 39 products |
around-eye cream | 29 products |
daily use with SPF | 18 products |
mask | 15 products |
recreational sunscreen | 14 products |
lip balm | 13 products |
body firming lotion | 12 products |
body wash/cleanser | 8 products |
makeup remover | 7 products |
foundation | 7 products |
baby lotion | 6 products |
toners/astringents | 6 products |
concealer | 6 products |
anti-aging | 6 products |
bar soap | 5 products |
mascara | 5 products |
hand cream | 5 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 4 products |
nail polish | 4 products |
makeup primer | 4 products |
lip plumper | 4 products |
conditioner | 4 products |
hair treatment/serum | 3 products |
BB cream | 2 products |
foot moisturizer | 2 products |
shaving cream | 2 products |
damaged skin treatment | 2 products |
blush | 2 products |
styling gel/lotion | 2 products |
diaper cream | 2 products |
setting powder/spray | 1 products |
after shave | 1 products |
foot cleansing | 1 products |
detangler | 1 products |
baby soap | 1 products |
sunless tanning | 1 products |
baby shampoo | 1 products |
skin fading/lightener | 1 products |
1 products | |
eye makeup remover | 1 products |
lip gloss | 1 products |
shampoo | 1 products |
baby sunscreen | 1 products |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife | Emerging PBTs from peer-reviewed literature |
Not suspected to be persistent | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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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 |
208831 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
Cancer
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Limited or incomplete evidence of cancer according to safety/hazard data – government assessment cannot classify as human carcinogen due to data gaps | Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Informational
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
- Emerging PBTs from peer-reviewed literature
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
- 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.
- IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer). 2008. Overall Evaluations of Carcinogenicity to Humans, as evaluated in IARC Monographs Volumes 1-99 (a total of 935 agents, mixtures and exposures).
Understanding scores
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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 SCORESHazard score
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Data availability
The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.