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	424 products
foundation	326 products
lipstick	308 products
serums & essences	176 products
moisturizer	144 products
daily use with SPF	137 products
around-eye cream	120 products
bronzer/highlighter	116 products
lip balm	102 products
lip gloss	98 products
blush	87 products
mask	86 products
eye shadow	74 products
recreational sunscreen	61 products
BB cream	61 products
conditioner	60 products
concealer	56 products
facial cleanser	56 products
makeup primer	38 products
lip liner	31 products
hair treatment/serum	31 products
eye liner	31 products
exfoliant/scrub	27 products
hand cream	26 products
body oil	25 products
anti-aging	25 products
brow liner	23 products
baby lotion	19 products
body firming lotion	19 products
facial powder	19 products
setting powder/spray	16 products
shampoo	14 products
baby sunscreen	12 products
toners/astringents	12 products
lip plumper	11 products
body wash/cleanser	10 products
hair styling aide	10 products
	9 products
makeup remover	8 products
baby soap	7 products
muscle/joint soreness	7 products
sunless tanning	5 products
lip balm with SPF	5 products
baby shampoo	4 products
mascara	4 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	4 products
damaged skin treatment	4 products
skin fading/lightener	4 products
shaving cream (men's)	3 products
bath oil/salts/soak	3 products
after sun product	3 products
beard care	3 products
after shave	3 products
baby oil	3 products
hair-loss treatment	2 products
body spray	2 products
tanning oil	2 products
baby wipes	2 products
cuticle treatment	2 products
beard oil	2 products
hand sanitizer	2 products
bar soap	2 products
hair color and bleaching	2 products
hair spray	2 products
foot cleansing	1 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products
toothpaste	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
pore strips	1 products
shaving cream	1 products
detangler	1 products
styling mousse/foam	1 products
diaper 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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