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Ethoxydiglycol

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Other Concerns

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

SYNONYMS

2-(2-ETHOXYETHOXY)- ETHANOL, 2-(2-ETHOXYETHOXY)ETHANOL, DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER, ETHANOL, 2(2ETHOXYETHOXY), ETHANOL, 2-(2-ETHOXYETHOXY)-, and ETHOXYDIGLYCOL

Restricted

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

Ethoxydiglycol is a small moleclar weight synthetic solvent.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
MODERATE

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

sunless tanning	63 products
serums & essences	32 products
hair color and bleaching	29 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	24 products
toners/astringents	8 products
mask	7 products
exfoliant/scrub	6 products
facial cleanser	6 products
body wash/cleanser	5 products
moisturizer	4 products
around-eye cream	4 products
daily use with SPF	2 products
body firming lotion	2 products
damaged skin treatment	2 products
muscle/joint soreness	2 products
after sun product	2 products
hand cream	2 products
brow liner	1 products
after shave	1 products
hair treatment/serum	1 products
makeup remover	1 products
bar soap	1 products
conditioner	1 products
detangler	1 products
hair-loss treatment	1 products
tanning oil	1 products
concealer	1 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products
body spray	1 products

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any	CosIng

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Limited evidence of cardiovascular or blood toxicity	Scorecard.org Toxicity Information
One or more animal studies show any effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)	EPA Categorized List of Inert Pesticide Ingredients

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
326 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited 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 - any	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

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/ .
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
ED (Environmental Defense). 2006. Scorecard _ The Pollution Information Site. http://www.scorecard.org.
EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1987 & 2005. Office of Pesticide Programs. Inert (other) Pesticide Ingredients in Pesticide Products - Categorized List of Inert (other) Pesticide Ingredients.
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.
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.

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