EWG Skin Deep® | What is SQUALANE

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Squalane

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Other Concerns

Endocrine disruption (low)

SYNONYMS

● 2,6,10,15,19,23-HEXAMETHYLTETRACOSANE

● SQUALANE

● TETRACOSANE, 2,6,10,15,19,23HEXAMETHYL

● VEGETABLE SQUALANE

Restricted

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

Squalane is a naturally occuring lipid in both plants and animals. This ingredient is listed in the PETA's Caring Consumer guide as primarily derived from animals, especially shark liver oil.

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

facial moisturizer/treatment	438 products
foundation	376 products
lipstick	278 products
serums & essences	182 products
moisturizer	175 products
bronzer/highlighter	149 products
around-eye cream	147 products
daily use with SPF	129 products
concealer	127 products
blush	117 products
lip balm	113 products
lip gloss	112 products
mask	92 products
eye shadow	79 products
conditioner	76 products
BB cream	67 products
recreational sunscreen	58 products
facial cleanser	58 products
hair treatment/serum	42 products
makeup primer	34 products
hand cream	31 products
body oil	28 products
eye liner	27 products
anti-aging	27 products
exfoliant/scrub	24 products
baby lotion	21 products
brow liner	21 products
shampoo	18 products
facial powder	16 products
lip liner	14 products
hair styling aide	14 products
toners/astringents	13 products
setting powder/spray	13 products
lip plumper	12 products
	11 products
baby sunscreen	11 products
body wash/cleanser	10 products
body firming lotion	9 products
muscle/joint soreness	8 products
makeup remover	7 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	7 products
baby soap	7 products
sunless tanning	5 products
body art	5 products
skin fading/lightener	4 products
baby shampoo	4 products
lip balm with SPF	4 products
damaged skin treatment	4 products
mascara	4 products
hair spray	4 products
diaper cream	3 products
tanning oil	3 products
beard oil	3 products
beard care	3 products
shaving cream (men's)	3 products
after sun product	3 products
baby oil	3 products
detangler	3 products
bath oil/salts/soak	3 products
after shave	3 products
hair color and bleaching	2 products
hair-loss treatment	2 products
baby wipes	2 products
body spray	2 products
cuticle treatment	2 products
hand sanitizer	2 products
styling gel/lotion	2 products
bar soap	2 products
foot cleansing	1 products
pore strips	1 products
styling mousse/foam	1 products
toothpaste	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
shaving cream	1 products

Endocrine disruption

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Human case studies indicate androgen disruption effect	Open scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Uncertain environmental toxin and uncertain persistent or bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

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
288 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

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.
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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