2 Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dilauryl Thiodipropionate

Abstract

Dilauryl Thiodipropionate (DLTDP) is the diester of lauryl alcohol and 3,3′-thiodipro-pionic acid which is used as an antioxidant and sequestering agent in cosmetics at concentrations up to 1%. When administered orally to rats and mice, DLTDP was slightly toxic and was relatively nontoxic in subchronic oral studies with rats. No irritation was produced by a formulation containing 0.05% DLTDP when tested at 0.0025% on intact and abraded skin. DLTDP was nonmutagenic in four different assay systems. This cosmetic ingredient was not a teratogen or reproductive toxicant in oral studies in mice, rats, hamsters or rabbits. A formulation containing 0.05% DLTDP when tested at 0.05% was not a sensitizer in a guinea pig maximization test. DLTDP, at a concentration of 0.05% in a makeup foundation, was not an irritant, sensitizer, or phototoxin when tested on human volunteers. The maximum reported safety test concentration used in dermal toxicity of DLTDP was 0.05%. The report limits its safety conclusion by concluding that DLTDP is safe for use in cosmetic products at the maximum dermal tested concentration of 0.05%.