EWG Skin Deep® | What is PHYTANTRIOL

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Phytantriol

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Other Concerns

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● 3,7,11,15,-TETRAMETHYL-1,2,3-HEXADECANETRIOL

● 3,7,11,15-TETRAMETHYLHEXADECANE-1,2,3-TRIOL

● PHYTANTRIOL

● TETRAMETHYL TRIHYDROXYHEXADECANE

Restricted

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

Phytantriol is an aliphatic alcohol.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
MODERATE

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

hair treatment/serum	24 products
shampoo	19 products
conditioner	18 products
concealer	16 products
foundation	10 products
BB cream	10 products
hair styling aide	8 products
hair spray	8 products
brow liner	6 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	4 products
styling gel/lotion	3 products
makeup primer	3 products
mask	3 products
mascara	2 products
shaving cream (men's)	2 products
detangler	2 products
hair color and bleaching	2 products
skin fading/lightener	2 products
shaving cream	1 products
	1 products
serums & essences	1 products
styling mousse/foam	1 products
toners/astringents	1 products
around-eye cream	1 products
facial cleanser	1 products
nail treatment	1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Human skin toxicant or allergen - strong evidence	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Human any irritant - strong evidence	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Missing safety data noted by cosmetic industry review	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
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
47 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

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

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.

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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.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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