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Data: Fair

Polyurethane

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SYNONYMS

● POLYURETHANE

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


Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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nail polish41 products
glitter40 products
eye shadow33 products
lip gloss14 products
eye liner12 products
recreational sunscreen11 products
daily use with SPF7 products
conditioner6 products
moisturizer5 products
hair treatment/serum4 products
nail glue3 products
mask3 products
serums & essences3 products
BB cream2 products
2 products
facial moisturizer/treatment2 products
body oil2 products
around-eye cream2 products
lip balm with SPF1 products
styling gel/lotion1 products
mascara1 products
facial powder1 products
styling mousse/foam1 products
bronzer/highlighter1 products
hair spray1 products
sunless tanning1 products
exfoliant/scrub1 products
hair styling aide1 products

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
6529 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Cancer

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not likely to be carcinogenic in humansOpen scientific literature
Limited or incomplete evidence of cancer according to safety/hazard data – government assessment cannot classify as human carcinogen due to data gapsInt'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer). 2008. Overall Evaluations of Carcinogenicity to Humans, as evaluated in IARC Monographs Volumes 1-99 (a total of 935 agents, mixtures and exposures).

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.

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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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