PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED, SWEETENED || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED, SWEETENED

SCORE

	5	moderate hazard
	67%	data gap
(why scores have changed)

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
	Other moderate concerns for this ingredient: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
	Lesser or emerging concerns for this ingredient: Data gaps, Occupational hazards

Cancer

type of concern

product conditions

reference

Known human carcinogen

European Union - Classification & Labelling

Possible human carcinogen

European Union - Classification & Labelling

Possible carcinogen

Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List

Possible mutagen

Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

type of concern

product conditions

reference

Classified as a high human health priority

Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List

Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful

Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel

Ecotoxicology

type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin		Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List

Miscellaneous

type of concern	product conditions	reference
Occupational hazards related to handling		European Union - Classification & Labelling

Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative		Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications

government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
European Union - Classification & Labelling	PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED,;SWEETENED;;PETROLEUM GAS;;[A COMPLEX COMBINATION OF HYDROCARBONS OBTAINED BY SUBJECTING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS MIX TO A SWEETENING PROCESS TO;CONVERT MERCAPTANS OR TO REMOVE ACIDIC IMPURITIES. IT CONSISTS OF HYDROCARBONS HAVIN	•Extremely flammable •Extremely flammable •Known to cause cancer •May cause cancer •May be mutagenic •May cause heritable genetic damage
Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List	PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED, SWEETENED	•This chemical was deemed a high human health priority and was flagged by CEPA for further attention. The chemical is suspected to be carcinogenic, genotoxic, and persistent.
European Union - Banned or Restricted in Cosmetics	PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED, SWEETENED	•Restricted in EU cosmetics (impurity limit)
EPA Categorized List of Inert Pesticide Ingredients	PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED, SWEETENED	•Pesticide inerts: potentially toxic, testing priority, according to EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

references

government/industry list/academic study	reference
European Union - Classification & Labelling	CPS&Q (Consumer Products Safety & Quality) formely known as ECB (European Chemicals Bureau). 2008. Classification and Labelling: Chemicals: Annex VI of Directive 67/548/EEC through the 31st ATP.
Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List	EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
European Union - Banned or Restricted in Cosmetics	EC (European Commission of the European Union). 1999-2006. Enterprise Directorate-General Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics. The rules governing cosmetic products in the European Union, Volume 1, "Cosmetics legislation."
EPA Categorized List of Inert Pesticide Ingredients	EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1987 & 2005. Office of Pesticide Programs. Inert (other) Pesticide Ingredients in Pesticide Products - Categorized List of Inert (other) Pesticide Ingredients.

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