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Dicaprylyl Carbonate

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Other Concerns

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

SYNONYMS

CARBONIC ACID, DICAPRYLYL ESTER, CARBONIC ACID, DIOCTYL ESTER, DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE, and DICAPRYLYL ESTER CARBONIC ACID

Dicaprylyl Carbonate is a diester of carbonic acid and caprylyl alcohol.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

facial moisturizer/treatment	72 products
concealer	56 products
recreational sunscreen	52 products
moisturizer	40 products
daily use with SPF	38 products
blush	22 products
serums & essences	21 products
around-eye cream	20 products
hand cream	18 products
mask	15 products
conditioner	15 products
bronzer/highlighter	14 products
body firming lotion	12 products
eye shadow	12 products
hair treatment/serum	11 products
CC cream	10 products
makeup remover	10 products
lipstick	9 products
hair styling aide	8 products
hair color and bleaching	8 products
lip gloss	8 products
foundation	8 products
baby sunscreen	7 products
facial cleanser	6 products
lip balm	6 products
makeup primer	6 products
anti-aging	5 products
BB cream	5 products
sunless tanning	4 products
brow liner	4 products
baby lotion	3 products
lip plumper	3 products
exfoliant/scrub	3 products
body oil	3 products
detangler	3 products
foot moisturizer	3 products
body wash/cleanser	2 products
	2 products
damaged skin treatment	2 products
baby wipes	2 products
eye liner	2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	2 products
hand sanitizer	2 products
lip liner	1 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products
body spray	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
diaper cream	1 products
toners/astringents	1 products
skin fading/lightener	1 products
eye makeup remover	1 products
facial powder	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of eye irritation	Open scientific literature

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - 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.

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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

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