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Dextrin Palmitate

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SYNONYMS

● DEXTRIN PALMITATE

● DEXTRIN, HEXADECANOATE

● HEXADECANOATE DEXTRIN

Restricted

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

Dextrin Palmitate is a palmitic acid ester of Dextrin (q.v.).

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

foundation	40 products
concealer	32 products
BB cream	16 products
lip gloss	15 products
lip balm	15 products
eye shadow	15 products
blush	13 products
daily use with SPF	9 products
brow liner	7 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	5 products
makeup primer	4 products
mascara	3 products
recreational sunscreen	3 products
bronzer/highlighter	3 products
skin fading/lightener	2 products
serums & essences	2 products
mask	2 products
	2 products
glitter	2 products
around-eye cream	2 products
conditioner	1 products
toners/astringents	1 products
body oil	1 products
moisturizer	1 products

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

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

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
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.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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