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Data: Fair

Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil

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SYNONYMS

SOYBEAN OIL, ACIDULATED SOYBEAN SOAPSTOCK; CRUDE SOYBEAN OIL, SOLVENT EXTRACTED; REFINED SOYBEAN OIL; REFINED SOYBEAN OIL; REFINED UNDEODORIZED SOYBEAN OIL; SOYA OIL; SOYBEAN ACIDULATED SOAPSTOCK; SOYBEAN DEODORIZ, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL, GLYCINE SOJA OIL, OILS, SOYBEAN, SOY OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, and SOYBEAN OILS

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

Soybean oil is obtained from Glycine Soja plant; this ingredient primarily consists of triglycerides of oleic, linoleic, linolenic and saturated acids.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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lipstick181 products
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lip gloss144 products
body wash/cleanser119 products
hair treatment/serum112 products
facial moisturizer/treatment102 products
conditioner88 products
eye shadow88 products
mask56 products
serums & essences53 products
hand cream47 products
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facial cleanser38 products
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antiperspirant/deodorant36 products
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brow liner21 products
makeup primer19 products
recreational sunscreen19 products
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eye liner16 products
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facial powder8 products
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makeup remover5 products
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toners/astringents5 products
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baby oil4 products
hair spray4 products
after sun product4 products
BB cream4 products
baby sunscreen4 products
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cuticle treatment3 products
detangler3 products
hair relaxer3 products
setting powder/spray3 products
beard cleanser3 products
hair-loss treatment2 products
after shave2 products
body spray2 products
hair removal waxes2 products
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muscle/joint soreness1 products
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hair color and bleaching1 products
other eye makeup1 products
body powder1 products

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show female reproductive system effects at high dosesOpen scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Uncertain environmental toxin and uncertain persistent or bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
4434 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as a low human health priorityEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistentEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • 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.
  • CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.

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.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

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

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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