What do the Clean, Low, Watch and Swap levels mean?

They are cut from a continuous concern level the app computes from the sourced claims that the chosen evidence lens shows: each claim counts its concern class, tier weight, confidence and dose relevance, combined worst-first with a decay so one serious finding outweighs many small ones, then scaled by how much of the substance reaches you in this use. Clean is below 0.35, Low below 1.1, Watch below 2.0 and Swap above that, on a 0 to 3 scale.

Is Acetyl Tributyl Citrate safe on skin (left on)?

Q: Is acetyl tributyl citrate safe on skin (left on)?

Under the app's default Cautious lens, acetyl tributyl citrate on skin (left on) rates Low: a little concern, nothing the app would ask you to swap. 1 sourced concern counts (endocrine, emerging tier). This is research with sources, not medical advice.

Cosmetics1 use researched1 sourced claims

Where it turns up: plasticiser, nail polish flexibility, common. Detox My Life researched acetyl tributyl citrate under one use, because the same substance means something different in each use. Every claim below carries its evidence tier, how sure the research is that it applies here, and the sources it cites. The level is computed by the app's own deterministic engine, so the page says exactly what the app would.

Level by use and lens

Use	Mainstream	Cautious (default)	Based	Concerns · favour · fringe
On skin, left on	Clean	Low	Low	1 · 0

Mainstream shows consensus claims only; Cautious adds emerging research; Based adds fringe claims, labelled as such. The last column counts, under Cautious, the sourced concerns, the findings in its favour and the fringe claims Based would add.

Safer swaps: the app's swap catalog covers the products this turns up in: Nail polish. Alternatives are always types, never brands.

On skin, left on Low

Under the default Cautious lens acetyl tributyl citrate on skin (left on) rates Low: a little concern, nothing the app would ask you to swap. Mainstream (consensus only) rates it Clean; Based (adds the fringe) rates it Low. Researched 2026-09-03.

Sourced concerns (1)

EmergingEndocrineconfidence 70%

In in vitro structural binding studies, acetyl tributyl citrate has been found to bind to human sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), suggesting it may interfere with sex steroid homeostasis.

Why here: Acetyl tributyl citrate is used as a plasticizer and emollient in dermal leave-on cosmetic products, which could lead to dermal absorption and potential systemic exposure.
What would have to be true: Systemic exposure to acetyl tributyl citrate following dermal absorption from leave-on cosmetic products.

Sources the engine cites:

Structural characterization of potential endocrine disrupting activity of alternate plasticizers di-(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA), acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC) and 2,2,4-trimethyl 1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate (TPIB) with human sex hormone-binding globulin — Reproductive Toxicology (2019) · regulator or public body

Not researched here

The engine has no dossier for acetyl tributyl citrate when cooked with heat, in cold food, as a finishing ingredient, in heated food packaging or other uses. The app researches an ingredient for the use it infers from your product, so a scan fills these in; this page only shows what has already been researched and source-verified.

This is research, not medical advice. Detox My Life shows sourced claims sorted by evidence tier. It does not diagnose, treat, or tell you to start or stop anything. Talk to a qualified professional about your health.

Scan your own. The app reads any product label with your camera, works out how you are about to use it, and researches every ingredient for that use with live sources. Every scan adds to a Detox Score for your home, where 50 is a typical home in your region, and a plan of next swaps.

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