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TOCOPHERYL ACETATE

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CAS: 7695-91-2
PubChem CID: 2117
Molecular Formula: C31H52O3
Molecular Weight: 472.7000 g/mol

3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-benzopyran-6-yl acetate

What does it do?

Provides antioxidant properties and functions as a vitamin E source.

Details

3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-benzopyran-6-yl acetate

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Ingredient guide

Tocopheryl Acetate: Vitamin E on Skin, a Risk in Vaping

When you see "Tocopheryl Acetate" on a label, you're looking at a form of vitamin E bound to acetic acid. It works as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning agent in cosmetics. The same name also came up in 2019 news about vaping-related lung injuries. So first, what it is, and then where the controversy comes from.

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Function & Use

Skin Conditioning

Antioxidant

Skin-Conditioning Agent

The verdict isn’t ours: below is what ToxValDB (EPA Toxicity Value Database) said, verbatim.

What The Sources Say

ToxValDB (EPA Toxicity Value Database)6

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EPA ToxValDB skin/eye data - endpoint: Skin Irritation, classification: SkinIrr2. Caveat: this is an aggregated record; dose, species and route of exposure must be considered together.

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EPA ToxValDB skin/eye data - endpoint: skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA), classification: Not likely to be sensitizing, species: human, study: skin sensitization, guideline: according to other guideline: Method of Draize (Food, Drug and Cosmetic, Law Journal, Vol. 722, 1955), year: 1975. Caveat: this is an aggregated record; dose, species and route of exposure must be considered together.

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EPA ToxValDB skin/eye data - endpoint: eye irritation: in vivo, classification: Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation, species: rabbit, study: eye irritation, guideline: OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to, year: 1989. Caveat: this is an aggregated record; dose, species and route of exposure must be considered together.

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EPA ToxValDB skin/eye data - endpoint: skin irritation: in vivo, classification: Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation, species: rabbit, study: skin irritation, guideline: OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to, year: 1989. Caveat: this is an aggregated record; dose, species and route of exposure must be considered together.

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EPA ToxValDB skin/eye data - endpoint: skin sensitisation, classification: Ambiguous, species: guinea pig, study: skin sensitization, guideline: according to other guideline: CTFA Guideline for Evaluating Photodermatitis (Photoallergenicity), year: 1996. Caveat: this is an aggregated record; dose, species and route of exposure must be considered together.

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