EWG Skin Deep® | What is ETHYL LINOLENATE

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Ethyl Linolenate

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SYNONYMS

9,12,15-OCTADECATRIENOIC ACID, ETHYL ESTER, 9,12,15-OCTADECATRIENOIC ACID, ETHYL ESTER, (9Z,12Z,15Z)-, 9,12,15OCTADECATRIENOIC ACID, ETHYL ESTER, (Z,Z,Z), ETHYL (9Z,12Z,15Z)-9,12,15-OCTADECATRIENOATE, ETHYL ESTER 9,12,15-OCTADECATRIENOIC ACID, ETHYL ESTER LINOLENIC ACID, ETHYL LINOLENATE, and LINOLENIC ACID, ETHYL ESTER

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Ethyl Linolenate is an ester of ethyl alcohol and linolenic acid.

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	119 products
setting powder/spray	7 products
concealer	3 products
facial powder	3 products
facial cleanser	2 products
serums & essences	2 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	1 products
mask	1 products
fragrance for men	1 products

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Uncertain environmental toxin and uncertain persistent or bioaccumulative	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
26 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

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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Hazard score

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Data availability

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