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Butylphenyl

IMAGE SOURCE: PubChem

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SYNONYMS

1,1'-BIPHENYL, BUTYL-, BUTYL-1,1'-BIPHENYL, and BUTYLPHENYL

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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foundation62 products
fragrance for women60 products
conditioner58 products
shampoo56 products
moisturizer50 products
hair treatment/serum38 products
fragrance for men37 products
hair styling aide28 products
hair spray28 products
body wash/cleanser25 products
liquid hand soap22 products
facial moisturizer/treatment21 products
styling gel/lotion19 products
hand cream18 products
body spray18 products
mask16 products
hair color and bleaching15 products
daily use with SPF9 products
exfoliant/scrub9 products
bar soap8 products
facial cleanser8 products
antiperspirant/deodorant6 products
makeup primer5 products
serums & essences5 products
body oil5 products
hand sanitizer4 products
bronzer/highlighter4 products
4 products
styling mousse/foam4 products
body firming lotion4 products
sunless tanning4 products
lip gloss3 products
concealer3 products
foot moisturizer3 products
skin fading/lightener2 products
shaving cream2 products
bubble bath2 products
toners/astringents2 products
makeup remover2 products
setting powder/spray2 products
around-eye cream2 products
baby lotion2 products
detangler2 products
bath oil/salts/soak2 products
eye makeup remover1 products
baby soap1 products
after sun product1 products
beard cleanser1 products
hair-loss treatment1 products
facial powder1 products
after shave1 products
hair relaxer1 products
anti-aging1 products

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
616 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • 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

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.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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