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 | 1192 products |
foundation | 866 products |
moisturizer | 741 products |
lip gloss | 699 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 552 products |
concealer | 522 products |
conditioner | 462 products |
shampoo | 413 products |
recreational sunscreen | 384 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 307 products |
mask | 306 products |
body wash/cleanser | 297 products |
lip balm | 293 products |
daily use with SPF | 278 products |
blush | 277 products |
eye shadow | 273 products |
hair treatment/serum | 271 products |
serums & essences | 264 products |
liquid hand soap | 212 products |
brow liner | 206 products |
facial cleanser | 189 products |
around-eye cream | 179 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 175 products |
hand cream | 167 products |
baby wipes | 145 products |
nail polish | 145 products |
hand sanitizer | 144 products |
mascara | 132 products |
eye liner | 126 products |
makeup primer | 115 products |
lip liner | 107 products |
hair styling aide | 107 products |
sunless tanning | 99 products |
setting powder/spray | 94 products |
lip plumper | 85 products |
hair color and bleaching | 81 products |
shaving cream | 78 products |
body oil | 75 products |
makeup remover | 70 products |
CC cream | 67 products |
anti-aging | 62 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 59 products |
polish remover | 57 products |
facial powder | 56 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 54 products |
51 products | |
lip balm with SPF | 48 products |
body firming lotion | 44 products |
nail treatment | 39 products |
bubble bath | 39 products |
hair spray | 39 products |
styling gel/lotion | 38 products |
baby sunscreen | 38 products |
after sun product | 37 products |
BB cream | 35 products |
shaving cream (men's) | 34 products |
toners/astringents | 33 products |
after shave | 31 products |
bar soap | 30 products |
baby lotion | 30 products |
beard care | 25 products |
body spray | 24 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 23 products |
foot moisturizer | 23 products |
styling mousse/foam | 23 products |
body cleansing wipes | 23 products |
fragrance for women | 21 products |
muscle/joint soreness | 19 products |
baby soap | 18 products |
baby oil | 16 products |
baby shampoo | 16 products |
beard oil | 16 products |
tanning oil | 15 products |
diaper cream | 15 products |
cuticle treatment | 14 products |
baby powder | 13 products |
hair-loss treatment | 13 products |
detangler | 13 products |
hair removal waxes | 11 products |
skin fading/lightener | 11 products |
body powder | 10 products |
makeup removing wipes | 10 products |
foot cleansing | 8 products |
glitter | 8 products |
facial cleansing wipes | 8 products |
depilatory | 7 products |
damaged skin treatment | 7 products |
foot odor control | 7 products |
nail glue | 7 products |
toothpaste | 6 products |
beard cleanser | 6 products |
other eye makeup | 5 products |
fragrance for men | 5 products |
body art | 5 products |
pore strips | 5 products |
eyelash glue | 4 products |
vapor rubs | 2 products |
eye makeup remover | 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 |
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 |
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 |
- 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.