Tocopherol
- Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met the program’s impurity restrictions based on EWG review of company data.
Other Concerns
Endocrine disruption (low) and Contamination concerns (high)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Tocopherols are a class of naturally occurring chemical compounds related to Vitamin E
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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LOWAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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LOWUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
lipstick | 1338 products |
foundation | 1285 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 994 products |
moisturizer | 815 products |
lip balm | 780 products |
concealer | 710 products |
lip gloss | 643 products |
serums & essences | 501 products |
recreational sunscreen | 485 products |
eye shadow | 424 products |
eye liner | 417 products |
blush | 395 products |
mask | 387 products |
conditioner | 374 products |
brow liner | 347 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 341 products |
facial cleanser | 315 products |
shampoo | 311 products |
daily use with SPF | 311 products |
hair treatment/serum | 299 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 263 products |
around-eye cream | 261 products |
lip liner | 213 products |
body wash/cleanser | 209 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 206 products |
hand cream | 187 products |
mascara | 186 products |
body oil | 180 products |
hair styling aide | 136 products |
makeup primer | 115 products |
liquid hand soap | 107 products |
nail polish | 104 products |
baby sunscreen | 88 products |
baby lotion | 83 products |
beard oil | 81 products |
CC cream | 78 products |
bar soap | 76 products |
lip plumper | 76 products |
lip balm with SPF | 76 products |
BB cream | 71 products |
setting powder/spray | 69 products |
anti-aging | 63 products |
toners/astringents | 63 products |
makeup remover | 61 products |
fragrance for women | 57 products |
styling gel/lotion | 52 products |
facial powder | 51 products |
hair color and bleaching | 43 products |
sunless tanning | 41 products |
body firming lotion | 38 products |
diaper cream | 36 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 35 products |
hair spray | 34 products |
32 products | |
beard care | 32 products |
hand sanitizer | 27 products |
cuticle treatment | 24 products |
baby soap | 22 products |
bubble bath | 22 products |
nail treatment | 21 products |
styling mousse/foam | 21 products |
damaged skin treatment | 21 products |
baby oil | 20 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 20 products |
after sun product | 19 products |
shaving cream | 19 products |
muscle/joint soreness | 19 products |
body spray | 18 products |
baby shampoo | 17 products |
detangler | 17 products |
foot moisturizer | 15 products |
after shave | 14 products |
shaving cream (men's) | 14 products |
fragrance for men | 14 products |
body powder | 13 products |
skin fading/lightener | 11 products |
hair removal waxes | 7 products |
baby wipes | 7 products |
baby powder | 7 products |
eyelash glue | 7 products |
tanning oil | 6 products |
toothpaste | 6 products |
beard cleanser | 6 products |
eye makeup remover | 5 products |
baby bubble bath | 4 products |
hair-loss treatment | 4 products |
mouthwash | 4 products |
other eye makeup | 4 products |
polish remover | 3 products |
nail glue | 3 products |
glitter | 3 products |
depilatory | 2 products |
vapor rubs | 2 products |
tooth whitening | 2 products |
hair relaxer | 2 products |
facial cleansing wipes | 2 products |
body cleansing wipes | 2 products |
oil controller | 1 products |
foot cleansing | 1 products |
foot odor control | 1 products |
makeup removing wipes | 1 products |
exfoliant/scrub - large particle | 1 products |
Contamination concerns
Chemical |
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HYDROQUINONE |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergies | Open scientific literature |
One or more human case studies show equivocal any or allergenic effects | Open scientific literature |
Cancer
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Cancer - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | Open scientific literature |
One or more animal studies show tumor formation at high doses | Open scientific literature |
Endocrine disruption
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Associated with endocrine disruption | Open scientific literature |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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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 |
43489 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Food Additive Status |
Informational
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- 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.
- 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.
- FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
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 SCORESHazard score
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Data availability
The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.