Health Concerns of the Ingredient:
Overall Hazard
Developmental &
reproductive toxicity
Allergies & immunotoxicity
About CARRAGEENAN: Carrageenan is a gelatinous polysaccharide material obtained from red seeweed (marine algae).
Function(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Hair Conditioning Agent; MASKING
Synoym(s): CHONDRUS CRISPUS (CARRAGEENAN), CARRAGEENIN; CHONDRUS; IRISH MOSS EXTRACT; AUBYGEL GS; AUBYGUM DM; BURTONITE V-40-E; CARASTAY; CARASTAY C; CARRAGEENAN GUM; CARRAGEENIN; CARRAGHEEN
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Classified as a high human health priority | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Cancer
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Not likely to be carcinogenic in humans | Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens |
Data gaps
| Concern |
Reference |
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| 9,055 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results -> | NLM PubMed |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Ecotoxicology
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data Sources
| EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. |
| IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer). 2008. Overall Evaluations of Carcinogenicity to Humans, as evaluated in IARC Monographs Volumes 1-99 (a total of 935 agents, mixtures and exposures). |
| IFRA (International Fragrance Assocication). 2010. IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List based on 2008 Use Survey. Accessed online 01/04/2010: http://www.ifraorg.org/Home/News/Latest-News/page.aspx/66?xf_itemId=43&xf_selectionDatapartId=25 |
| NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov. |
Products Containing the Ingredient
About the ratings
EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.
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