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Myristyl Alcohol

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Other Concerns

Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● 1-HYDROXYTETRADECANE

● 1-TETRADECANOL

● MYRISTYL ALCOHOL

● TETRADECANOL

● TETRADECYL ALCOHOL

Restricted

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

Myristyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

moisturizer	40 products
eye liner	28 products
conditioner	28 products
hair treatment/serum	26 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	15 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	15 products
mask	13 products
hair color and bleaching	13 products
hair styling aide	10 products
lip liner	10 products
hand cream	8 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	6 products
body firming lotion	6 products
daily use with SPF	5 products
mascara	5 products
facial cleanser	4 products
around-eye cream	4 products
styling gel/lotion	4 products
exfoliant/scrub	4 products
body wash/cleanser	3 products
after shave	3 products
foot moisturizer	3 products
lip balm	3 products
bronzer/highlighter	3 products
after sun product	2 products
lip balm with SPF	2 products
serums & essences	2 products
baby lotion	2 products
concealer	2 products
shampoo	2 products
blush	1 products
damaged skin treatment	1 products
toners/astringents	1 products
recreational sunscreen	1 products
makeup primer	1 products
detangler	1 products
makeup remover	1 products
foundation	1 products

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as medium human health priority	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

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
126 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
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

EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
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). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

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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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