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Hydrogenated Soybean Oil

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SYNONYMS

● HYDROGENATED OILS, SOYBEAN

● HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL

● HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL; HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL; PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL; SOYBEAN OIL, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED

● OILS, SOYBEAN, HYDROGENATED

● SOYBEAN HYDROGENATED OILS

● SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED

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

Hydrogenated Soybean Oil is an end product of controlled hydrogenation of Glycine Soja(Soybean) Oil (q.v.).

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

lip balm	74 products
brow liner	69 products
body wash/cleanser	57 products
lipstick	44 products
blush	33 products
foundation	30 products
eye shadow	20 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	14 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	11 products
hair styling aide	10 products
eye liner	10 products
bar soap	9 products
exfoliant/scrub	9 products
moisturizer	7 products
lip gloss	7 products
lip balm with SPF	6 products
conditioner	3 products
anti-aging	2 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	2 products
after sun product	2 products
styling gel/lotion	2 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
foot odor control	1 products
shaving cream (men's)	1 products
mascara	1 products
hair treatment/serum	1 products
bronzer/highlighter	1 products
nail glue	1 products
facial cleanser	1 products
baby lotion	1 products
mask	1 products
recreational sunscreen	1 products

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

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

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
140 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
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

Informational

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

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	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
Classified as a low human health priority	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
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.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

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.

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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.

Data availability

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