EWG Skin Deep® | What is ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID

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Ethyl Ascorbic Acid

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Other Concerns

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

3-O-ETHYL ETHER L-ASCORBIC ACID, ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID, and L-ASCORBIC ACID, 3-O-ETHYL ETHER

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

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
MODERATE

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

serums & essences	58 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	36 products
around-eye cream	11 products
facial cleanser	10 products
mask	10 products
moisturizer	9 products
toners/astringents	7 products
exfoliant/scrub	5 products
concealer	4 products
	4 products
makeup primer	3 products
daily use with SPF	3 products
body wash/cleanser	3 products
anti-aging	2 products
conditioner	2 products
hand cream	2 products
body firming lotion	2 products
setting powder/spray	2 products
body oil	1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
One or more human case studies show significant any or allergenic effects	Open scientific literature

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any irritation	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

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.

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Hazard 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.

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