HYDROCARBONS, C7-9
About the ratings
EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.
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Synonym(s): XYLENE RANGE AROMATIC SOLVENT
Persistence and bioaccumulation |
Type of Concern |
Reference |
Persistent or bioaccumulative and moderate to high toxicity concern in humans | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
Type of Concern |
Reference |
Possible human hematologic toxicant | CHE Toxicant and Disease Database |
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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Limited evidence of kidney toxicity | |
Classified as a low human health priority | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | |
Ecotoxicology |
Type of Concern |
Reference |
Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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Suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | |
Data gaps |
Type of Concern |
Reference |
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
government/industry list/academic study |
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classification(s) |
references |
government/industry list/academic study
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CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | CHE (The Collaborative on Health and the Environment). 2006. Toxicant and Disease Database. |
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
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