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Vanillin

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SYNONYMS

● 2-METHOXY-4-FORMYLPHENOL

● 4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY- BENZALDEHYDE

● 4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE

● 4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE; VANILLIN

● BENZALDEHYDE, 4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-

● BENZALDEHYDE, 4HYDROXY3METHOXY

● VANILLALDEHYDE

● VANILLIN

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

Vanillin is a substituted aromatic aldehyde.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

lipstick	238 products
lip gloss	86 products
lip balm	47 products
recreational sunscreen	29 products
lip balm with SPF	24 products
moisturizer	23 products
shampoo	23 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	21 products
hair treatment/serum	19 products
body wash/cleanser	19 products
conditioner	15 products
liquid hand soap	12 products
facial cleanser	11 products
mask	10 products
fragrance for women	9 products
baby lotion	8 products
fragrance for men	7 products
exfoliant/scrub	7 products
hand cream	7 products
blush	7 products
bubble bath	5 products
toners/astringents	5 products
daily use with SPF	4 products
baby shampoo	4 products
baby soap	4 products
sunless tanning	4 products
around-eye cream	3 products
toothpaste	3 products
baby sunscreen	2 products
bar soap	2 products
hand sanitizer	2 products
serums & essences	2 products
makeup remover	2 products
detangler	2 products
hair spray	2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	2 products
body oil	1 products
bath oil/salts/soak	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
facial powder	1 products
beard oil	1 products
	1 products
styling mousse/foam	1 products
bronzer/highlighter	1 products
baby toothpaste	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
hair-loss treatment	1 products
baby bubble bath	1 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products
diaper cream	1 products
lip plumper	1 products

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
1808 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

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

NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
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.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

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

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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