Octocrylene
- Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.
Other Concerns
Use restrictions (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (low), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), and Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Octocrylene is a common sunscreen ingredient. It may cause allergic skin reactions in sensitive individuals.
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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MODERATEUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
recreational sunscreen | 487 products |
daily use with SPF | 210 products |
baby sunscreen | 44 products |
foundation | 37 products |
lip balm with SPF | 31 products |
fragrance for women | 25 products |
nail polish | 24 products |
CC cream | 22 products |
blush | 20 products |
lip gloss | 20 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 15 products |
lipstick | 13 products |
body spray | 11 products |
tanning oil | 10 products |
lip balm | 9 products |
liquid hand soap | 3 products |
makeup primer | 3 products |
moisturizer | 3 products |
setting powder/spray | 3 products |
serums & essences | 2 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 1 products |
body wash/cleanser | 1 products |
facial cleanser | 1 products |
sunless tanning | 1 products |
1 products | |
damaged skin treatment | 1 products |
BB cream | 1 products |
hand cream | 1 products |
conditioner | 1 products |
Enhanced skin absorption
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Absorbs into the skin | Open scientific literature |
Biochemical or cellular level changes
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Produces excess reactive oxygen species that can interfere with cellular signaling, cause mutations, lead to cell death and may be implicated in cardiovascular disease. | Open scientific literature |
Does not produces excess reactive oxygen species or other harmful biochemical changes. | Open scientific literature |
Decreased skin absorption
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Limited potential to absorb into the skin. | Open scientific literature |
Use restrictions
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Japan - restricted for use in cosmetics (concentration limit) | Japan's Standards for Cosmetics |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Ingredient is suspected or measured to accumulate in people | Open scientific literature |
Found to be persistent and bioaccumulative in wildlife | Open scientific literature |
Not suspected to be persistent | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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One or more human case studies show possible any or allergenic effects | Open scientific literature |
Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Limited evidence of skin irritation | Open scientific literature |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative | Open scientific literature |
Wildlife and environmental toxicity | Open scientific literature |
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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14937 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 2006. Standards for Cosmetics. Evaluation and Licensing Division. Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau.
- 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.
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 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
The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.