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 | 1471 products |
lipstick | 1365 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 993 products |
moisturizer | 841 products |
lip balm | 835 products |
lip gloss | 641 products |
concealer | 626 products |
recreational sunscreen | 506 products |
serums & essences | 498 products |
eye shadow | 423 products |
eye liner | 395 products |
mask | 379 products |
conditioner | 342 products |
daily use with SPF | 320 products |
brow liner | 313 products |
blush | 306 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 293 products |
shampoo | 286 products |
facial cleanser | 283 products |
hair treatment/serum | 268 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 261 products |
around-eye cream | 241 products |
lip liner | 236 products |
body oil | 222 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 195 products |
body wash/cleanser | 191 products |
hand cream | 190 products |
mascara | 186 products |
makeup primer | 113 products |
hair styling aide | 108 products |
liquid hand soap | 100 products |
body firming lotion | 97 products |
baby sunscreen | 93 products |
nail polish | 92 products |
beard oil | 90 products |
baby lotion | 89 products |
lip balm with SPF | 87 products |
BB cream | 84 products |
CC cream | 78 products |
fragrance for women | 66 products |
bar soap | 66 products |
toners/astringents | 66 products |
setting powder/spray | 65 products |
lip plumper | 64 products |
facial powder | 62 products |
makeup remover | 62 products |
anti-aging | 56 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 51 products |
styling gel/lotion | 42 products |
hand sanitizer | 41 products |
beard care | 40 products |
sunless tanning | 39 products |
diaper cream | 38 products |
38 products | |
hair spray | 26 products |
cuticle treatment | 25 products |
nail treatment | 23 products |
foot moisturizer | 22 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 22 products |
damaged skin treatment | 22 products |
after sun product | 21 products |
muscle/joint soreness | 21 products |
bubble bath | 21 products |
baby oil | 20 products |
baby soap | 20 products |
detangler | 19 products |
body spray | 18 products |
shaving cream | 17 products |
fragrance for men | 17 products |
after shave | 16 products |
shaving cream (men's) | 16 products |
baby shampoo | 16 products |
styling mousse/foam | 15 products |
body powder | 13 products |
skin fading/lightener | 11 products |
hair color and bleaching | 9 products |
baby wipes | 8 products |
beard cleanser | 8 products |
tanning oil | 7 products |
baby powder | 7 products |
eyelash glue | 7 products |
toothpaste | 7 products |
hair-loss treatment | 5 products |
mouthwash | 5 products |
hair removal waxes | 4 products |
oil controller | 4 products |
baby bubble bath | 4 products |
glitter | 4 products |
other eye makeup | 4 products |
eye makeup remover | 3 products |
polish remover | 3 products |
tooth whitening | 3 products |
nail glue | 2 products |
vapor rubs | 2 products |
hair relaxer | 2 products |
depilatory | 1 products |
foot odor control | 1 products |
makeup removing wipes | 1 products |
body cleansing wipes | 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
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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.