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Data: Good

Coumarin

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

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Use restrictions (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● 2H-1-BENZOPYRAN-2-ONE

● 2H1BENZOPYRAN2ONE

● COUMARIN

● TONKA BEAN CAMPHOR

Restricted

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

Coumarin is a naturally occurring and synthetically produced scent chemical; associated with allergies and contact dermatitis.

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

hair treatment/serum	211 products
moisturizer	203 products
fragrance for women	199 products
conditioner	170 products
shampoo	164 products
hair styling aide	156 products
fragrance for men	108 products
body wash/cleanser	96 products
styling gel/lotion	82 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	69 products
body spray	62 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	57 products
hair spray	53 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	51 products
hand cream	51 products
mask	35 products
liquid hand soap	35 products
hair color and bleaching	34 products
bar soap	33 products
sunless tanning	32 products
exfoliant/scrub	30 products
after shave	29 products
serums & essences	29 products
body oil	25 products
facial cleanser	16 products
styling mousse/foam	16 products
detangler	15 products
hand sanitizer	15 products
bath oil/salts/soak	13 products
foundation	13 products
setting powder/spray	13 products
beard care	12 products
shaving cream	10 products
polish remover	9 products
anti-aging	8 products
toners/astringents	8 products
concealer	8 products
bronzer/highlighter	7 products
shaving cream (men's)	6 products
eyelash glue	6 products
daily use with SPF	6 products
foot moisturizer	5 products
recreational sunscreen	5 products
lip balm	5 products
beard oil	5 products
makeup remover	4 products
cuticle treatment	4 products
body firming lotion	4 products
tanning oil	4 products
body powder	4 products
after sun product	4 products
baby lotion	4 products
skin fading/lightener	3 products
bubble bath	3 products
baby soap	3 products
makeup primer	3 products
brow liner	3 products
around-eye cream	2 products
baby shampoo	2 products
	2 products
hair removal waxes	2 products
beard cleanser	2 products
depilatory	2 products
blush	1 products
hair relaxer	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
lipstick	1 products
hair-loss treatment	1 products
baby bubble bath	1 products
muscle/joint soreness	1 products
nail glue	1 products
damaged skin treatment	1 products
baby wipes	1 products
lip liner	1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Known human immune system toxicant or allergen	SCCPNFP Opinion on Fragrance Allergy
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

Cancer

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Cancer - limited evidence	Scorecard.org Toxicity Information
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

Miscellaneous

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Prohibited for use in food	FDA Food Additive Status

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - The substance was formerly approved as a food additive but is now banned; there may be some toxicology data available.	FDA Everything Added to Food

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

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

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
8313 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.
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.
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).
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
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.
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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