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Data: Limited

Laureth 7

  • Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met the program’s impurity and use restrictions based on EWG's review of the company's data.

IMAGE SOURCE: PubChem

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), and Contamination concerns (high)

SYNONYMS

3,6,9,12,15,18,21-HEPTAOXATRITRIACONTAN-1-OL, 3,6,9,12,15,18,21-HEPTAOXATRITRIACONTANOL, HEPTAETHYLENEGLYCOL DODECYLETHER, HYPTAETHYLENE GLYCOL DODECYL ETHER, LAURETH-7, LAURYL ALCOHOL HEXA(OXYETHYLENE) ETHANOL, PEG-7 LAURYL ETHER, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (7) LAURYL ETHER, and POLYOXYETHYLENE (7) LAURYL ETHER

Restricted

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

Laureth-7 is a polyethylene glycol-based surfactant; may contain potentially toxic impurities such as 1,4-dioxane.

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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facial moisturizer/treatment127 products
foundation83 products
concealer76 products
eye shadow69 products
daily use with SPF44 products
brow liner42 products
bronzer/highlighter36 products
moisturizer33 products
around-eye cream28 products
serums & essences28 products
mask26 products
hair treatment/serum23 products
hand cream21 products
20 products
hair styling aide17 products
sunless tanning14 products
anti-aging13 products
makeup primer10 products
body firming lotion8 products
styling gel/lotion7 products
after shave6 products
facial cleanser6 products
lip gloss6 products
recreational sunscreen5 products
blush5 products
exfoliant/scrub4 products
foot moisturizer3 products
shampoo3 products
BB cream3 products
makeup remover3 products
setting powder/spray2 products
hand sanitizer2 products
body oil2 products
body wash/cleanser2 products
skin fading/lightener2 products
cuticle treatment2 products
damaged skin treatment1 products
conditioner1 products
oil controller1 products
hair spray1 products
liquid hand soap1 products
shaving cream (men's)1 products
baby oil1 products
CC cream1 products
foot odor control1 products
shaving cream1 products
lip balm1 products
toners/astringents1 products
tanning oil1 products

Contamination concerns

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Chemical
ETHYLENE OXIDE
1,4-DIOXANE

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
any irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedOpen scientific literature

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
4 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • 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.

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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