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Data: Fair

Cinnamal

Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (moderate) and Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)

SYNONYMS

2-PROPENAL, 3-PHENYL-, 2PROPENAL, 3PHENYL, 3-PHENYL- 2-PROPENAL, 3-PHENYL-2-PROPENAL, CINNAMAL, CINNAMALDEHYDE, CINNAMIC ALDEHYDE, and CINNAMYL ALDEHYDE

Restricted

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

Cinnamal is an aromatic aldehyde.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
HIGH

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
MODERATE

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

fragrance for women	42 products
lip gloss	31 products
fragrance for men	27 products
hair treatment/serum	10 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	10 products
lip balm	9 products
moisturizer	8 products
lipstick	8 products
hand cream	6 products
hair styling aide	5 products
bronzer/highlighter	5 products
exfoliant/scrub	4 products
shampoo	4 products
mask	4 products
bar soap	3 products
serums & essences	3 products
lip plumper	3 products
body spray	3 products
conditioner	3 products
body oil	3 products
body wash/cleanser	2 products
hair color and bleaching	2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	2 products
around-eye cream	2 products
liquid hand soap	2 products
body firming lotion	1 products
bath oil/salts/soak	1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	1 products
bubble bath	1 products
toothpaste	1 products
facial cleanser	1 products
hair spray	1 products
hand sanitizer	1 products
detangler	1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Known human immune system toxicant or allergen	SCCPNFP Opinion on Fragrance Allergy
Human skin immune toxicant or allergen - strong evidence	National Library of Medicine HazMap
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergies	Open scientific literature

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only within recommended use or concentration limitsn)	International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards
Restricted in cosmetics - labeling requirement for allergens	CosIng

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity	Scorecard.org Toxicity Information
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	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

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
1104 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

SCCPNFP (Scientific Committee On Cosmetic Products And Non-Food Products). 1999. Opinion Concerning Fragrance Allergy In Consumers. . SCCNFP/0017/98 Final, December 1999; and SCCPNFP (Scientific Committee On Cosmetic Products And Non-Food Products). 2000. An Initial List Of Perfumery Materials Which Must Not Form Part Of Fragrances Compounds Used In Cosmetic Products. SCCNFP/0320/00, final May 2000.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2006. HazMap — Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents.
Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
IFRA (International Fragrance Association). 2006. Codes and Standards.
European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ .
ED (Environmental Defense). 2006. Scorecard _ The Pollution Information Site. http://www.scorecard.org.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
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.

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Hazard score

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Data availability

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