EWG Skin Deep® | What is TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE

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Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate

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SYNONYMS

● TETRAHEXYDECYL ASCORBATE

● TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE

Restricted

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

Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate is an ester of Hexyldecanol (q.v.) and Ascorbic Acid (q.v.)..

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

foundation	217 products
concealer	122 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	105 products
daily use with SPF	94 products
serums & essences	81 products
eye shadow	53 products
around-eye cream	44 products
lip gloss	35 products
CC cream	34 products
lipstick	27 products
moisturizer	26 products
mask	25 products
lip balm	25 products
	20 products
recreational sunscreen	19 products
blush	18 products
BB cream	17 products
facial cleanser	11 products
makeup primer	10 products
setting powder/spray	10 products
lip plumper	8 products
body oil	8 products
exfoliant/scrub	8 products
shampoo	7 products
lip balm with SPF	6 products
hair treatment/serum	6 products
hand cream	6 products
anti-aging	5 products
toners/astringents	5 products
brow liner	4 products
skin fading/lightener	4 products
makeup remover	4 products
facial powder	4 products
bronzer/highlighter	4 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	4 products
conditioner	3 products
body wash/cleanser	2 products
baby sunscreen	2 products
beard oil	2 products
after shave	2 products
hair spray	2 products
glitter	1 products
bath oil/salts/soak	1 products
shaving cream	1 products
fragrance for men	1 products
body firming lotion	1 products
after sun product	1 products
beard cleanser	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products

Data gaps

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

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Open scientific literature

NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
Open scientific/peer reviewed literature

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.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST

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