EWG Skin Deep® | What is ISOAMYL LAURATE

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Isoamyl Laurate

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● 3-METHYLBUTYL DODECANOATE

● 3-METHYLBUTYL ESTER DODECANOIC ACID

● DODECANOIC ACID, 3-METHYLBUTYL ESTER

● DODECANOIC ACID, 3METHYLBUTYL ESTER

● ISOAMYL LAURATE

● ISOPENTYL LAURATE

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

Isoamyl Laurate is an ester of isoamyl alcohol and lauric acid.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

concealer	119 products
foundation	86 products
daily use with SPF	68 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	41 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	38 products
lipstick	38 products
lip liner	23 products
recreational sunscreen	21 products
moisturizer	18 products
conditioner	15 products
serums & essences	14 products
brow liner	12 products
hair treatment/serum	11 products
facial cleanser	11 products
around-eye cream	9 products
lip balm	8 products
bronzer/highlighter	7 products
baby lotion	7 products
body oil	7 products
shampoo	7 products
makeup primer	6 products
baby wipes	6 products
baby sunscreen	6 products
hair color and bleaching	5 products
hair styling aide	5 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	4 products
hand cream	3 products
makeup remover	3 products
eye shadow	2 products
mask	2 products
	2 products
baby shampoo	2 products
blush	2 products
lip balm with SPF	2 products
BB cream	2 products
exfoliant/scrub	2 products
beard oil	1 products
eye liner	1 products
baby soap	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
oil controller	1 products

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
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.
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 SCORES

Hazard score

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Data availability

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