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Ascorbyl Stearate

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Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)

SYNONYMS

● (STEAROYLOXY)-L-ASCORBIC ACID
● ASCORBIC ACID, STEARATE
● ASCORBIC MONOSTEARATE
● ASCORBYL STEARATE
● L-ASCORBIC ACID, MONOOCTADECANOATE
● L-ASCORBYL STEARATE
● MONOOCTADECANOATE L-ASCORBIC ACID
● STEARATE ASCORBIC ACID

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.


Ascorbyl Stearate is an ester of Ascorbic Acid (q.v.) and stearic acid.

Common concerns

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  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

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  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information availableFDA Everything Added to Food

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
13 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • 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.
  • 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.

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Hazard score

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