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Coco Caprylate/ Caprate

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Other Concerns

Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (low), and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● COCO-CAPRYLATE/ CAPRATE
● COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE

Restricted

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

Coco-Caprylate/Caprate is a mixture of esters of Coconut Alcohol (q.v.) with Caprylic Acid(q.v.) and Capric Acid (q.v.).

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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foundation261 products
facial moisturizer/treatment159 products
daily use with SPF93 products
concealer83 products
serums & essences75 products
moisturizer73 products
recreational sunscreen70 products
eye shadow60 products
around-eye cream46 products
conditioner45 products
hair treatment/serum35 products
lipstick34 products
eye liner30 products
blush27 products
makeup primer22 products
mask22 products
22 products
exfoliant/scrub21 products
bronzer/highlighter20 products
BB cream20 products
hand cream18 products
brow liner17 products
facial cleanser16 products
baby sunscreen16 products
antiperspirant/deodorant16 products
body oil13 products
hair styling aide11 products
lip liner10 products
baby lotion9 products
CC cream7 products
body firming lotion7 products
shampoo7 products
anti-aging7 products
skin fading/lightener6 products
lip balm5 products
sunless tanning5 products
lip gloss4 products
hair color and bleaching4 products
styling gel/lotion3 products
setting powder/spray3 products
shaving cream (men's)2 products
oil controller2 products
styling mousse/foam2 products
makeup remover2 products
shaving cream2 products
body wash/cleanser2 products
after shave2 products
bar soap1 products
beard care1 products
nail treatment1 products
bath oil/salts/soak1 products
foot moisturizer1 products
lip balm with SPF1 products
eye makeup remover1 products
detangler1 products
tanning oil1 products
after sun product1 products
beard oil1 products
muscle/joint soreness1 products
diaper cream1 products
facial powder1 products

Enhanced skin absorption

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Penetration enhancerOpen 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

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
0 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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