Ingredient profile
RETINYL PROPIONATE
Raters disagreeskin conditioningCAS 7069-42-3
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as Retinyl Propionate, Retinyl propionate.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Caution
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Concern
California Proposition 65
Government
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Vitamin A and its esters are restricted to maximum total retinol-equivalent limits by product type. (Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist)
- Concern
California Proposition 65
Government
Retinol and its esters (Vitamin A) are listed for developmental toxicity at high daily doses — a caution weighed especially in pregnancy. (California Proposition 65 (OEHHA))
- Safe
Also screened — not on these lists
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Notes
- Prop 65-listed
- Health Canada Hotlist — restricted
