Is phenoxyethanol safe in cosmetics and personal care products?

Phenoxyethanol has been flagged by EU SCCS + EWG Skin Deep as a skin/eye irritant; EU restricts to 1%, not advised leave-on for infants concern (MEDIUM risk level). onlyonlytoxinfree has found it in 10 products in our database. Our scores are based on peer-reviewed toxicology data and are never adjusted for brand partners.

Which products contain phenoxyethanol?

We have identified 10 products containing phenoxyethanol. You can scan any product barcode on onlyonlytoxinfree.com to check for this and other flagged ingredients.

Medium Concern

Phenoxyethanol

Flagged by EU SCCS + EWG Skin Deep ↗ as a skin/eye irritant; EU restricts to 1%, not advised leave-on for infants concern

What it is

Phenoxyethanol is a cosmetic ingredient flagged by EU SCCS + EWG Skin Deep as a skin/eye irritant; EU restricts to 1%, not advised leave-on for infants concern.

Found in 10 products on this site

Sorted worst score first. Lower score = more concerning overall formulation.

Vita E™ Moisturizing Body Butter

Nature's Skin & Body Food

0 Avoid
Wavymy Body Wave Drawstring Ponytail Wrap Around Ponytail Long Human Hair

Wavymy Hair

0 Avoid
Serial Killer (09) Latex Mask

Ghoulish Productions

0 Avoid
Kryolan FX Design Color Liquid

Kryolan

0 Avoid
Spider Foam Latex Prosthetic

FX Faces

0 Avoid
Skeleton Hand Backs Foam Latex Prosthetic

FX Faces

0 Avoid
Pig Foam Latex Prosthetic

FX Faces

0 Avoid
Skull Foam Latex Prosthetic

FX Faces

0 Avoid
Vampire Gray Theatrical Contact Lenses

Harpers Company

0 Avoid
Beast Ear Covers Foam Latex Prosthetic

Rubber Wear Prosthetics

0 Avoid

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