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
foundation | 1364 products |
lipstick | 1312 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 980 products |
moisturizer | 802 products |
lip balm | 745 products |
lip gloss | 649 products |
concealer | 638 products |
serums & essences | 489 products |
recreational sunscreen | 475 products |
blush | 409 products |
eye liner | 393 products |
conditioner | 390 products |
eye shadow | 370 products |
mask | 349 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 347 products |
brow liner | 339 products |
daily use with SPF | 328 products |
shampoo | 319 products |
hair treatment/serum | 311 products |
facial cleanser | 305 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 255 products |
around-eye cream | 229 products |
body wash/cleanser | 227 products |
lip liner | 220 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 210 products |
body oil | 191 products |
hand cream | 185 products |
mascara | 180 products |
hair styling aide | 154 products |
nail polish | 122 products |
liquid hand soap | 117 products |
makeup primer | 105 products |
baby sunscreen | 87 products |
beard oil | 85 products |
baby lotion | 82 products |
lip balm with SPF | 82 products |
CC cream | 81 products |
bar soap | 74 products |
BB cream | 68 products |
anti-aging | 64 products |
setting powder/spray | 64 products |
fragrance for women | 63 products |
lip plumper | 60 products |
styling gel/lotion | 58 products |
toners/astringents | 58 products |
makeup remover | 58 products |
body firming lotion | 53 products |
beard care | 51 products |
facial powder | 46 products |
hair color and bleaching | 45 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 40 products |
hair spray | 40 products |
sunless tanning | 40 products |
diaper cream | 35 products |
30 products | |
hand sanitizer | 25 products |
cuticle treatment | 24 products |
styling mousse/foam | 23 products |
damaged skin treatment | 23 products |
shaving cream | 22 products |
baby soap | 22 products |
nail treatment | 22 products |
baby oil | 21 products |
after sun product | 20 products |
muscle/joint soreness | 19 products |
fragrance for men | 19 products |
body spray | 19 products |
baby shampoo | 18 products |
bubble bath | 17 products |
detangler | 17 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 16 products |
foot moisturizer | 15 products |
after shave | 15 products |
hair removal waxes | 13 products |
body powder | 13 products |
shaving cream (men's) | 12 products |
skin fading/lightener | 11 products |
baby powder | 8 products |
baby wipes | 7 products |
toothpaste | 7 products |
eye makeup remover | 6 products |
tanning oil | 6 products |
eyelash glue | 6 products |
mouthwash | 5 products |
baby bubble bath | 4 products |
hair-loss treatment | 4 products |
nail glue | 4 products |
other eye makeup | 4 products |
beard cleanser | 4 products |
body cleansing wipes | 4 products |
polish remover | 3 products |
glitter | 3 products |
facial cleansing wipes | 3 products |
oil controller | 2 products |
depilatory | 2 products |
vapor rubs | 2 products |
tooth whitening | 2 products |
foot odor control | 2 products |
foot cleansing | 1 products |
hair relaxer | 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 |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Food Additive Status |
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
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 |
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.
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
- 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.
- 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.
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
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.