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Silica Silylate

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Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

SILICA SILYLATE

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Silica Silylate is a hydrophobic silica derivative where some of the hydroxyl groups on thesurface of the fumed silica have been replaced by trimethylsiloxyl groups.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

lipstick	151 products
concealer	144 products
foundation	129 products
eye liner	112 products
lip gloss	83 products
lip balm	36 products
lip liner	31 products
daily use with SPF	28 products
eye shadow	23 products
CC cream	22 products
brow liner	15 products
blush	14 products
makeup primer	13 products
bronzer/highlighter	13 products
hair styling aide	12 products
recreational sunscreen	9 products
lip plumper	9 products
BB cream	8 products
mascara	8 products
mask	7 products
facial powder	6 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	6 products
around-eye cream	3 products
serums & essences	3 products
exfoliant/scrub	3 products
setting powder/spray	3 products
hair color and bleaching	2 products
	2 products
facial cleanser	2 products
hand cream	1 products
tanning oil	1 products
glitter	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
lip balm with SPF	1 products
hair treatment/serum	1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	1 products
shaving cream (men's)	1 products
sunless tanning	1 products
body oil	1 products
hair spray	1 products
shampoo	1 products
baby sunscreen	1 products

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
0 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.

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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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Data availability

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