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Octanohydroxamic Acid

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SYNONYMS

OCTANOHYDROXAMIC ACID

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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recreational sunscreen91 products
facial moisturizer/treatment67 products
daily use with SPF63 products
shampoo59 products
moisturizer55 products
mask53 products
body wash/cleanser46 products
foundation45 products
conditioner43 products
facial cleanser32 products
eye shadow29 products
serums & essences25 products
baby sunscreen22 products
mascara19 products
CC cream18 products
hair styling aide16 products
baby lotion16 products
exfoliant/scrub16 products
around-eye cream16 products
hair treatment/serum15 products
baby shampoo15 products
concealer14 products
liquid hand soap11 products
brow liner11 products
styling gel/lotion10 products
anti-aging9 products
baby soap8 products
hand cream7 products
makeup primer6 products
eye liner6 products
lipstick5 products
toners/astringents5 products
bronzer/highlighter5 products
after sun product4 products
BB cream4 products
setting powder/spray4 products
lip balm4 products
makeup remover3 products
detangler3 products
body firming lotion3 products
body spray2 products
hair spray2 products
sunless tanning2 products
nail polish2 products
blush2 products
lip gloss2 products
shaving cream2 products
hair-loss treatment2 products
bubble bath2 products
oil controller1 products
baby bubble bath1 products
shaving cream (men's)1 products
beard cleanser1 products
bar soap1 products
styling mousse/foam1 products
hair color and bleaching1 products
skin fading/lightener1 products
after shave1 products
muscle/joint soreness1 products
baby wipes1 products

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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