Tocopheryl Acetate
- Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met the program’s impurity restrictions based on EWG review of company data.
Other Concerns
Contamination concerns (high)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Tocopheryl acetate is a chemical compound that consists of acetic acid and tocopherol (vitamin E)
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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MODERATEAllergies & 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 | 1436 products |
foundation | 1008 products |
lip gloss | 710 products |
concealer | 697 products |
moisturizer | 696 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 535 products |
conditioner | 404 products |
eye shadow | 376 products |
recreational sunscreen | 355 products |
shampoo | 354 products |
mask | 326 products |
daily use with SPF | 303 products |
blush | 298 products |
body wash/cleanser | 286 products |
serums & essences | 269 products |
lip balm | 268 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 261 products |
hair treatment/serum | 243 products |
hand sanitizer | 235 products |
facial cleanser | 227 products |
brow liner | 205 products |
liquid hand soap | 184 products |
around-eye cream | 178 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 176 products |
hand cream | 171 products |
mascara | 162 products |
baby wipes | 135 products |
makeup primer | 135 products |
lip liner | 125 products |
eye liner | 102 products |
hair styling aide | 93 products |
setting powder/spray | 93 products |
sunless tanning | 91 products |
89 products | |
makeup remover | 87 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 87 products |
shaving cream | 85 products |
body oil | 83 products |
body firming lotion | 80 products |
lip plumper | 78 products |
facial powder | 72 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 66 products |
hair color and bleaching | 65 products |
anti-aging | 64 products |
CC cream | 63 products |
lip balm with SPF | 50 products |
polish remover | 50 products |
bubble bath | 47 products |
BB cream | 46 products |
toners/astringents | 45 products |
shaving cream (men's) | 38 products |
styling gel/lotion | 38 products |
nail polish | 37 products |
baby sunscreen | 36 products |
beard care | 36 products |
after sun product | 35 products |
bar soap | 33 products |
after shave | 30 products |
fragrance for women | 30 products |
nail treatment | 29 products |
baby lotion | 27 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 26 products |
hair spray | 26 products |
body spray | 26 products |
foot moisturizer | 22 products |
muscle/joint soreness | 21 products |
styling mousse/foam | 18 products |
baby oil | 18 products |
diaper cream | 17 products |
beard oil | 17 products |
baby shampoo | 16 products |
tanning oil | 14 products |
baby soap | 14 products |
foot cleansing | 14 products |
damaged skin treatment | 14 products |
baby powder | 13 products |
glitter | 13 products |
hair-loss treatment | 12 products |
cuticle treatment | 10 products |
skin fading/lightener | 10 products |
body powder | 10 products |
detangler | 10 products |
body cleansing wipes | 10 products |
hair removal waxes | 8 products |
toothpaste | 7 products |
other eye makeup | 7 products |
fragrance for men | 6 products |
depilatory | 5 products |
beard cleanser | 5 products |
pore strips | 4 products |
foot odor control | 3 products |
facial cleansing wipes | 3 products |
nail glue | 2 products |
eyelash glue | 2 products |
makeup removing wipes | 2 products |
depilatory (men's) | 1 products |
eye makeup remover | 1 products |
oil controller | 1 products |
vapor rubs | 1 products |
Contamination concerns
Chemical |
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HYDROQUINONE |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Human skin toxicant or allergen - strong evidence | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
Cancer
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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One or more animal studies show tumor formation at high doses | Open scientific literature |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative (uncertainty in environmental toxicity or persistence/bioaccumulation) | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Uncertain environmental toxin and uncertain persistent or bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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 |
5742 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
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 |
Classified as a low human health priority | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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 |
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 |
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
- NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
- 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.