Petrolatum
- 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 (high), Persistence and bioaccumulation (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), and Contamination concerns (high)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Petrolatum is a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum.
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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HIGHUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
moisturizer | 375 products |
lipstick | 162 products |
lip balm | 128 products |
hair styling aide | 115 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 93 products |
body wash/cleanser | 59 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 53 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 48 products |
eye liner | 47 products |
lip gloss | 45 products |
hand cream | 42 products |
eye shadow | 35 products |
styling gel/lotion | 31 products |
diaper cream | 29 products |
lip balm with SPF | 26 products |
body firming lotion | 25 products |
bar soap | 24 products |
baby lotion | 23 products |
hair treatment/serum | 19 products |
concealer | 18 products |
conditioner | 17 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 17 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 16 products |
shaving cream | 14 products |
sunless tanning | 14 products |
facial cleanser | 12 products |
mask | 12 products |
around-eye cream | 12 products |
brow liner | 10 products |
lip plumper | 9 products |
damaged skin treatment | 8 products |
lip liner | 8 products |
tooth whitening | 8 products |
recreational sunscreen | 7 products |
blush | 6 products |
anti-aging | 5 products |
beard care | 5 products |
foot moisturizer | 4 products |
after sun product | 4 products |
after shave | 4 products |
hair relaxer | 4 products |
daily use with SPF | 4 products |
liquid hand soap | 4 products |
facial powder | 3 products |
hair color and bleaching | 3 products |
makeup primer | 2 products |
hand sanitizer | 2 products |
shaving cream (men's) | 2 products |
nail treatment | 1 products |
foundation | 1 products |
makeup remover | 1 products |
cuticle treatment | 1 products |
styling mousse/foam | 1 products |
muscle/joint soreness | 1 products |
glitter | 1 products |
detangler | 1 products |
baby oil | 1 products |
fragrance for women | 1 products |
skin fading/lightener | 1 products |
body art | 1 products |
hair spray | 1 products |
serums & essences | 1 products |
1 products | |
foot odor control | 1 products |
baby sunscreen | 1 products |
bubble bath | 1 products |
body cleansing wipes | 1 products |
Contamination concerns
Chemical |
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PAHS |
Use restrictions
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Violation of government restrictions - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any | Open scientific literature |
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any | CosIng |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as a high human health priority | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Ingredient is suspected or measured to accumulate in people | Open scientific literature |
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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1901 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ .
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
- 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.
- 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.