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Data: Fair

Maltodextrin

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SYNONYMS

● MALTODEXTRIN

Restricted

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

Maltodextrin is a saccharide material obtained by hydrolysis of starch.

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/treatment124 products
bath oil/salts/soak86 products
serums & essences80 products
moisturizer70 products
shampoo67 products
daily use with SPF67 products
antiperspirant/deodorant66 products
eye shadow64 products
mask64 products
concealer60 products
body wash/cleanser56 products
facial cleanser54 products
around-eye cream47 products
exfoliant/scrub39 products
conditioner38 products
foundation32 products
recreational sunscreen23 products
CC cream22 products
makeup primer20 products
eye liner20 products
lipstick19 products
hair treatment/serum18 products
toners/astringents17 products
brow liner17 products
bar soap16 products
blush16 products
liquid hand soap16 products
lip balm15 products
hair styling aide15 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)13 products
shaving cream (men's)12 products
hand cream12 products
baby lotion12 products
bubble bath11 products
body powder8 products
baby soap8 products
hair spray8 products
baby shampoo8 products
7 products
mascara6 products
toothpaste6 products
setting powder/spray6 products
sunless tanning5 products
styling gel/lotion5 products
hair color and bleaching5 products
makeup remover5 products
hair-loss treatment5 products
BB cream5 products
facial powder4 products
anti-aging4 products
styling mousse/foam4 products
hand sanitizer3 products
after shave3 products
shaving cream3 products
bronzer/highlighter3 products
body firming lotion2 products
detangler2 products
foot moisturizer2 products
baby wipes2 products
baby bubble bath2 products
after sun product2 products
baby toothpaste1 products
tanning oil1 products
beard care1 products
tooth whitening1 products
body spray1 products
lip balm with SPF1 products
lip liner1 products
beard cleanser1 products
exfoliant/scrub - large particle1 products

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as a low human health priorityEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
1259 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Food Additive Status
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

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
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • 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.
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature

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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