EWG Skin Deep® | What is METHYL GLUCETH-20

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Methyl Gluceth 20

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SYNONYMS

● METHYL GLUCETH-20

Restricted

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

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

serums & essences	30 products
mask	21 products
moisturizer	19 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	17 products
hair styling aide	12 products
facial cleanser	11 products
hair treatment/serum	10 products
shampoo	9 products
hand cream	8 products
toners/astringents	7 products
exfoliant/scrub	6 products
body firming lotion	6 products
baby soap	5 products
conditioner	5 products
shaving cream (men's)	4 products
styling gel/lotion	4 products
after shave	4 products
styling mousse/foam	4 products
baby shampoo	3 products
brow liner	3 products
hand sanitizer	3 products
shaving cream	3 products
around-eye cream	3 products
makeup primer	3 products
daily use with SPF	2 products
hair spray	2 products
body wash/cleanser	2 products
sunless tanning	2 products
oil controller	1 products
damaged skin treatment	1 products
foundation	1 products
baby bubble bath	1 products
bubble bath	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
nail treatment	1 products

Data gaps

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

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Open scientific literature

Informational

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Open scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Open scientific literature

NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.

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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