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Shea Butter Ethyl Esters

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SYNONYMS

SHEA BUTTER ETHYL ESTERS

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

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

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

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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daily use with SPF40 products
facial moisturizer/treatment19 products
recreational sunscreen18 products
foundation7 products
lip balm6 products
hair treatment/serum5 products
body oil5 products
moisturizer5 products
conditioner4 products
facial cleanser4 products
mask3 products
hand cream3 products
shampoo3 products
lipstick3 products
around-eye cream3 products
body wash/cleanser2 products
lip gloss2 products
hand sanitizer2 products
beard care2 products
hair styling aide2 products
baby wipes2 products
lip balm with SPF1 products
bronzer/highlighter1 products
muscle/joint soreness1 products
anti-aging1 products
BB cream1 products
skin fading/lightener1 products
serums & essences1 products
toners/astringents1 products

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - anyOpen scientific literature

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodOpen scientific literature

Informational

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Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyOpen scientific literature

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinOpen scientific literature
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature

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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