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Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate

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Enhanced skin absorption

SYNONYMS

● MIXED DIESTERS WITH DECANOIC ACID AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL OCTANOIC ACID

● MIXED DIESTERS WITH OCTANOIC ACID AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL DECANOIC ACID

● OCTANOIC ACID, MIXED DIESTERS WITH DECANOIC ACID AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL

● PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRAYLATE/ DICAPRATE

● PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/DICAPRATE

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Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate is a mixture of the propylene glycol diesters of caprylicand capric acids.

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

conditioner	145 products
hair treatment/serum	63 products
hair styling aide	38 products
mask	20 products
concealer	17 products
styling gel/lotion	13 products
lip gloss	11 products
hair color and bleaching	11 products
blush	10 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	9 products
lip liner	8 products
facial powder	8 products
detangler	7 products
lipstick	6 products
shampoo	4 products
setting powder/spray	4 products
around-eye cream	4 products
moisturizer	4 products
brow liner	3 products
daily use with SPF	3 products
BB cream	3 products
baby lotion	2 products
bronzer/highlighter	2 products
recreational sunscreen	2 products
serums & essences	2 products
beard care	2 products
exfoliant/scrub	2 products
eye liner	2 products
eye makeup remover	2 products
hair relaxer	2 products
facial cleanser	2 products
hand cream	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
makeup primer	1 products
tanning oil	1 products
toners/astringents	1 products
lip balm	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
sunless tanning	1 products

Enhanced skin absorption

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Penetration enhancer	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Ecotoxicology

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

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
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
Safety assessment was based on related chemical	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
7 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

Informational

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

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.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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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

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Data availability

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