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Ppg 12 Buteth 16

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), and Contamination concerns (high)

SYNONYMS

METHYLOXIRANE, POLYMER WITH OXIRANE, MONOBUTYL ETHER, OXIRANE, METHYL, POLYMER WITH OXIRANE, MONOBUTYL ETHER, POLYOXYETHYLENE (16) POLYOXYPROPYLENE (12) MONOBUTYL ETHER, POLYOXYPROPYLENE (12) POLYOXYETHYLENE (16) MONOBUTYL ETHER, PPG BUTETH-600, PPG-12 BUTETH-16, and PPG-12-BUTETH-16

Restricted

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

PPG-12-Buteth-16 is a polyoxypropylene, polyoxyethylene ether of butyl alcohol.

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

shampoo	6 products
body wash/cleanser	5 products
conditioner	1 products
hair treatment/serum	1 products
facial cleanser	1 products

Contamination concerns

Chemical
BUTYL ALCOHOL

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as medium human health priority	Open scientific literature
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available	FDA Everything Added to Food

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
any irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed	Open scientific literature

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

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

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Open scientific literature

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Open scientific literature
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Open scientific literature

Informational

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

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
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.
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.

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