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Phytosterols

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SYNONYMS

● PHYTOSTEROLS

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Phytosterols is a mixture of sterols obtained from higher plants.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

facial moisturizer/treatment	37 products
lip liner	36 products
around-eye cream	29 products
concealer	28 products
conditioner	19 products
lip balm	14 products
lipstick	14 products
moisturizer	13 products
serums & essences	11 products
eye liner	10 products
eye shadow	6 products
facial cleanser	5 products
hand cream	5 products
shampoo	5 products
mask	4 products
recreational sunscreen	3 products
daily use with SPF	3 products
foundation	3 products
lip balm with SPF	2 products
bronzer/highlighter	2 products
body firming lotion	2 products
blush	1 products
exfoliant/scrub	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
lip gloss	1 products
mascara	1 products
skin fading/lightener	1 products
makeup remover	1 products
bubble bath	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
makeup primer	1 products

Informational

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

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
3058 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

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.

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.

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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