GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL
Antioxidant; Fragrance Ingredient; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive; EMOLLIENT; SKIN CONDITIONING
Also listed as
OILS, SOYBEAN; SOYBEAN OIL; SOY OIL; SOYBEAN OILS; SOYBEAN OIL; GLYCINE SOJA OIL; DEGUMMED SOYBEAN OIL; SOYA-BEAN OIL; SOYBEAN OIL DEGUMMED
Given the incomplete information made available by companies and the government, EWG provides additional information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature. The chart below indicates that research studies have found that exposure to this ingredient -- not the products containing it -- caused the indicated health effect(s) in the studies reviewed by Skin Deep researchers. Actual health risks, if any, will vary based on the level of exposure to the ingredient and individual susceptibility -- information not available in Skin Deep.
| This ingredient: | |
 | Cancer |
 | Developmental/reproductive toxicity |
| Violations, restrictions & warnings |
| Allergies/immunotoxicity |
| Contamination concerns |
| Lesser or emerging concerns for this ingredient: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Data gaps |
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About GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL: Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil is the oil obtained from soybeans by extraction or expression. Itconsists essentially of triglycerides of oleic, linoleic, linolenic and saturated acids. See "Regulatory andIngredient Use Information," regarding the labeling names for botanical ingredients in Volume 1,Introduction, Part A.
GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL has reported used in the following product types: moisturizer (214); facial moisturizer/treatment (198); anti-aging (111); body wash/cleanser (106); lip gloss (72); lip balm (72); facial cleanser (65); exfoliant/scrub (59); body oil (58); bar soap (58)
Cancer
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| One or more in vitro tests non-mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 2005 |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | RTECS®- Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs) 1982 | |
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Data gaps
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel | ||
| 460 studies on toxicity in PubMed see search results -> | PubMed |
Ecotoxicology
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Uncertain environmental toxin and uncertain persistent or bioaccumulative | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | |
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Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
| government/industry list/academic study | appears on list as | classification(s) |
| Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | SOYBEAN OIL | •This chemical was NOT flagged by CEPA for further attention. The chemical was flagged for as a low human health priority and for uncertain aquatic toxicity. |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | SOYBEAN OIL | •The chemical has been reported as used in fragrance compounds by IFRA affiliated member companies in 2008. |
| RTECS®- Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs) 1982 | GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL | • broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (rat LD50) |
| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 2005 | GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: (Drosophila melanogaster orl) |
| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 2005 | GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: (Drosophila melanogaster orl) • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Heritable Translocation Test (Drosophila melanogaster mul) |
references
| government/industry list/academic study | reference |
| Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | IFRA (International Fragrance Assocication). 2010. IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List based on 2008 Use Survey. Accessed online 01/04/2010: http://www.ifraorg.org/Home/News/Latest-News/page.aspx/66?xf_itemId=43&xf_selectionDatapartId=25 |
| RTECS®- Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs) 1982 | RTECS®- Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) 6,434,1982 |
| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 2005 | RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- 45,90,2005 |
| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 2005 | RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 45,90,2005 |
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