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Data: Limited

Hydrogenated Polydecene

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Other Concerns

Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) and Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● 1-DECENE, HOMOPOLYMER, HYDROGENATED
● 1-DECENE, HOMOPOLYMER, HYDROGENATED; HYDROGENATED DECENE HOMOPOLYMER; HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE
● 1DECENE, HOMOPOLYMER, HYDROGENATED
● HOMOPOLYMER HYDROGENATED 1-DECENE
● HYDROGENATED 1-DECENE, HOMOPOLYMER
● HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE

Restricted

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

Hydrogenated Polydecene is an end-product of the controlled hydrogenation of Polydecene(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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lipstick155 products
concealer128 products
lip gloss62 products
moisturizer54 products
facial moisturizer/treatment49 products
foundation49 products
eye shadow39 products
lip balm36 products
eye liner24 products
mask19 products
blush18 products
lip liner15 products
conditioner12 products
bronzer/highlighter11 products
makeup primer10 products
hair styling aide9 products
around-eye cream9 products
hand cream8 products
serums & essences7 products
facial cleanser5 products
exfoliant/scrub4 products
fragrance for men4 products
hair treatment/serum4 products
lip plumper4 products
styling gel/lotion3 products
facial powder3 products
after shave3 products
skin fading/lightener2 products
sunless tanning2 products
body firming lotion2 products
2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)2 products
daily use with SPF2 products
body oil2 products
recreational sunscreen2 products
anti-aging1 products
lip balm with SPF1 products
toners/astringents1 products
foot moisturizer1 products
foot cleansing1 products
beard care1 products
hair color and bleaching1 products
shampoo1 products

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Persistent or bioaccumulative and moderate to high toxicity concern in humansEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as medium human health priorityEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • 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.

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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