4 Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Butyl Stearate,Cetyl Stearate,Isobutyl Stearate,Isocetyl Stearate,Isopropyl Stearate,Myristyl Stearate,and Octyl Stearate
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4 Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Butyl Stearate,Cetyl Stearate,Isobutyl Stearate,Isocetyl Stearate,Isopropyl Stearate,Myristyl Stearate,and Octyl Stearate
The 7 Stearates described in this report are either oily liquids or waxy solids that are primarily used in cosmetics as skin emollients at concentrations up to 25 percent. The toxicology of the Stearates has been assessed in a number of animal studies. They have low acute oral toxicity and are essentially nonirritating to the rabbit eye when tested at and above use concentration. At cosmetic use concentrations the Stearates are, at most, minimally irritating to rabbit skin.
In clinical studies the Stearates and cosmetic products containing them were at most minimally to mildly irritating to the human skin, essentially nonsensitizing, nonphototoxic and nonphotosensitizing. Comedogenicity is a potential health effect that should be considered when the Stearate ingredients are used in cosmetic formulations.
On the basis of the information in this report, it is concluded that Butyl, Cetyl, Isobutyl, Isocetyl, Isopropyl, Myristyl, and Octyl Stearate are safe as cosmetic ingredients in the present practices of use.
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