Other Concerns
Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)SYNONYMS
1,2,4-BENZENETRICARBOXYLIC ACID, TRITRIDECYL ESTER, 1,2,4BENZENETRICARBOXYLIC ACID, MIXED BRANCHED TRIDECYL ANDISODECYL ESTERS, TRIDECYL TRIMELLITATE, and TRITRIDECYL ESTER 1,2,4-BENZENETRICARBOXYLIC ACIDRestricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Tridecyl Trimellitate is a triester of Tridecyl Alcohol (q.v.) and trimellitic acid.
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
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- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
lip gloss | 194 products |
lipstick | 193 products |
lip balm | 91 products |
foundation | 81 products |
eye shadow | 56 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 47 products |
blush | 25 products |
brow liner | 21 products |
lip plumper | 21 products |
eye liner | 18 products |
hair styling aide | 16 products |
styling gel/lotion | 12 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 11 products |
concealer | 11 products |
mask | 10 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 10 products |
9 products | |
facial powder | 7 products |
moisturizer | 7 products |
hair treatment/serum | 6 products |
lip balm with SPF | 6 products |
facial cleanser | 5 products |
makeup primer | 5 products |
BB cream | 4 products |
lip liner | 4 products |
around-eye cream | 4 products |
hair color and bleaching | 3 products |
conditioner | 3 products |
glitter | 3 products |
body oil | 2 products |
mascara | 1 products |
anti-aging | 1 products |
daily use with SPF | 1 products |
hand cream | 1 products |
setting powder/spray | 1 products |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Use restrictions
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - any | Open scientific literature |
Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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any irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | Open scientific literature |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
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
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