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Capryloyl Glycine

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● CAPRYLOYL GLYCINE
● CAPRYLYLGLYCINE
● GLYCINE, N-(1-OXOOCTYL)-
● N-(1-OXOOCTYL)- GLYCINE
● N-(1-OXOOCTYL)GLYCINE
● N-OCTANOYL-GLYCINE

Restricted

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

Capryloyl Glycine is an acylation product of glycine with caprylic acid chloride.

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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body wash/cleanser43 products
foundation21 products
facial moisturizer/treatment12 products
facial cleanser9 products
recreational sunscreen8 products
blush7 products
eye shadow7 products
conditioner7 products
baby soap7 products
baby shampoo7 products
baby bubble bath6 products
facial powder6 products
daily use with SPF5 products
shaving cream3 products
shampoo3 products
serums & essences2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant2 products
exfoliant/scrub2 products
mask2 products
toners/astringents2 products
liquid hand soap2 products
bronzer/highlighter2 products
after sun product2 products
eye makeup remover1 products
body firming lotion1 products
hair treatment/serum1 products
beard cleanser1 products
foot cleansing1 products
nail glue1 products
baby lotion1 products
makeup remover1 products
moisturizer1 products
anti-aging1 products
makeup primer1 products
around-eye cream1 products

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualificationsCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
  • 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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