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Disiloxane

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Other Concerns

Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), and Ecotoxicology (low)

SYNONYMS

● BIS(TRIMETHYLSILYL)ETHER
● BIS(TRIMETHYLSIYL)OXIDE
● DISILOXANE
● DISILOXANE, HEXAMETHYL
● DISILOXANE, HEXAMETHYL-
● HEXAMETHYL DISILOXANE
● HEXAMETHYL- DISILOXANE
● HEXAMETHYLDISILOXANE (HMDS)

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation


Disiloxane is a linear siloxane.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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shampoo15 products
hair spray14 products
hair styling aide9 products
mask8 products
lipstick7 products
eye shadow7 products
hair treatment/serum5 products
lip liner5 products
conditioner5 products
setting powder/spray4 products
eye liner3 products
nail treatment2 products
styling mousse/foam1 products
makeup primer1 products
cuticle treatment1 products
hair color and bleaching1 products
facial moisturizer/treatment1 products
serums & essences1 products

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlifeCanada PBTs - Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET)
Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlifeOSPAR PBTs - Substances of Possible Concern
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
297 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • EC (Environment Canada). 1994. Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET). ARET substance list of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals.
  • OSPAR (Oslo-Paris). 2002. OSPAR List of Substances of Possible Concern. Secondary OSPAR List of Substances of Possible Concern. Secondary OSPAR. Place Published, OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environement of North-East Atlanic.
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

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Hazard score

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Data availability

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