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GLUCONOLACTONE
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Data: Limited
CAS90-80-2
facial moisturizer/ treatment (63 products)
moisturizer (42 products)
anti-aging (38 products)
facial cleanser (27 products)
around-eye cream (16 products)
Show all 242 products that contain GLUCONOLACTONE.
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GLUCONOLACTONE


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Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity no information
Use restrictions no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other LOW concerns: Data gaps

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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; HUMECTANT; SOLVENT

About GLUCONOLACTONE: Gluconolactone is a lactone.

Synonym(s): D-GLUCONIC ACID, DELTA-LACTONE; DELTA-LACTONE D-GLUCONIC ACID; DGLUCONIC ACID, ëLACTONE; D-GLUCONIC ACID, .DELTA.-LACTONE; D-GLUCONO-1,5-LACTONE; D-GUCONIC ACID, DELTA-LACTONE; 1,5-D-GLUCONOLACTONE; 1,5-GLUCONOLACTONE; D-DELTA-GLUCONOLACTONE; D-GLUCONIC ACID LACTONE; D-GLUCONIC DELTA-LACTONE

Data gaps

type of concern product conditions reference
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel  
442 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->   PubMed

Ecotoxicology

type of concern product conditions reference
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

type of concern product conditions reference
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food   FDA Everything Added to Food

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

type of concern product conditions reference
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern product conditions reference
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
FDA Everything Added to FoodGLUCONO-DELTA LACTONE• ASP
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListD-GLUCONIC ACID, ,,,,,,,,,

Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only]
government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
RTECS®- Archives of Microbiology 1976GLUCONOLACTONE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: other mutation test systems (other micro-organisms )
RTECS®- Archives of Microbiology 1976GLUCONOLACTONE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: other mutation test systems (other micro-organisms )

references
government/industry list/academic study reference
FDA Everything Added to FoodFDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListEC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
RTECS®- Archives of Microbiology 1976 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Archives of Microbiology. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secacus, NJ 07094) V.95- 1974- 109,157,1976
RTECS®- Archives of Microbiology 1976 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Archives of Microbiology. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secacus, NJ 07094) V.95- 109,157,1976

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