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Data: Limited

Hydrogenated Lecithin

  • This ingredient’s score is higher if used in products that are inhalable (e.g., sprays, powders) because of respiratory concerns.
  • Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met the program’s impurity restrictions based on EWG review of company data.

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Other Concerns

Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (low), and Contamination concerns (high)

SYNONYMS

HYDROGENATED EGG YOLK PHOSPHOLIPIDS, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, HYDROGENATED LECITHINS, LECITHIN, HYDROGENATED, and LECITHINS, HYDROGENATED

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

Hydrogenated Lecithin is an end-product of the controlled hydrogenation of Lecithin (q.v.).

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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foundation137 products
facial moisturizer/treatment100 products
serums & essences57 products
mask54 products
lipstick42 products
around-eye cream37 products
eye shadow35 products
daily use with SPF33 products
moisturizer23 products
concealer21 products
facial powder19 products
bronzer/highlighter16 products
makeup primer14 products
mascara12 products
facial cleanser11 products
toners/astringents11 products
anti-aging9 products
lip balm9 products
exfoliant/scrub9 products
8 products
BB cream7 products
blush7 products
setting powder/spray7 products
hand cream6 products
recreational sunscreen5 products
shampoo3 products
lip gloss3 products
baby lotion3 products
body spray2 products
makeup remover2 products
hair treatment/serum2 products
foot cleansing2 products
conditioner2 products
lip plumper2 products
hand sanitizer2 products
liquid hand soap1 products
skin fading/lightener1 products
bar soap1 products
damaged skin treatment1 products
baby shampoo1 products
baby soap1 products
hair styling aide1 products
CC cream1 products
shaving cream1 products
cuticle treatment1 products
lip liner1 products

Contamination concerns

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Chemical
NITROSAMINES

Enhanced skin absorption

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Penetration enhancerCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualificationsCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

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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 productCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
Safety unknown for products that may be inhaledCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
12 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • 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.

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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