EWG Skin Deep® | What is KOJIC DIPALMITATE

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Kojic Dipalmitate

This ingredient’s score is higher if used in products intended for damaged skin due to increased risk of absorption.

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (moderate)

SYNONYMS

4-OXO-6-[[(1-OXOHEXADECYL)OXY]METHYL]-4H-PYRAN-3-YL ESTER HEXADECANOIC ACID, HEXADECANOIC ACID, 4-OXO-6-[[(1-OXOHEXADECYL)OXY]METHYL]-4H-PYRAN-3-YL ESTER, KOJIC ACID DIPALMITATE, and KOJIC DIPALMITATE

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

Kojic Dipalmitate is a diester of kojic acid and palmitic acid.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
MODERATE

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
MODERATE

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

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Products with this Ingredient

mask	2 products
serums & essences	2 products
exfoliant/scrub	2 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	1 products
around-eye cream	1 products
facial cleanser	1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Possible human Sensitizer toxicant or allergen	Open scientific literature

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - unsafe for use on injured or damaged skin	Open scientific literature
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - any	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
3 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Cancer

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited or incomplete evidence of cancer according to safety/hazard data – government assessment cannot classify as human carcinogen due to data gaps	Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer). 2008. Overall Evaluations of Carcinogenicity to Humans, as evaluated in IARC Monographs Volumes 1-99 (a total of 935 agents, mixtures and exposures).

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

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

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