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.
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 ETHERRestricted
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.
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LOWCancer
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LOWAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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LOWUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
facial moisturizer/treatment | 127 products |
foundation | 83 products |
concealer | 76 products |
eye shadow | 69 products |
daily use with SPF | 44 products |
brow liner | 42 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 36 products |
moisturizer | 33 products |
around-eye cream | 28 products |
serums & essences | 28 products |
mask | 26 products |
hair treatment/serum | 23 products |
hand cream | 21 products |
20 products | |
hair styling aide | 17 products |
sunless tanning | 14 products |
anti-aging | 13 products |
makeup primer | 10 products |
body firming lotion | 8 products |
styling gel/lotion | 7 products |
after shave | 6 products |
facial cleanser | 6 products |
lip gloss | 6 products |
recreational sunscreen | 5 products |
blush | 5 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 4 products |
foot moisturizer | 3 products |
shampoo | 3 products |
BB cream | 3 products |
makeup remover | 3 products |
setting powder/spray | 2 products |
hand sanitizer | 2 products |
body oil | 2 products |
body wash/cleanser | 2 products |
skin fading/lightener | 2 products |
cuticle treatment | 2 products |
damaged skin treatment | 1 products |
conditioner | 1 products |
oil controller | 1 products |
hair spray | 1 products |
liquid hand soap | 1 products |
shaving cream (men's) | 1 products |
baby oil | 1 products |
CC cream | 1 products |
foot odor control | 1 products |
shaving cream | 1 products |
lip balm | 1 products |
toners/astringents | 1 products |
tanning oil | 1 products |
Contamination concerns
Chemical |
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ETHYLENE OXIDE |
1,4-DIOXANE |
Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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any irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | Open scientific literature |
Use restrictions
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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4 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM 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
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HOW WE DETERMINE SCORESHazard 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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