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SODIUM BICARBONATE
Score
Data: Fair
CAS144-55-8
bath oil/ salts/ soak (253 products)
toothpaste (146 products)
antiperspirant/ deodorant (81 products)
tooth whitening (53 products)
moisturizer (51 products)
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SODIUM BICARBONATE


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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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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. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

Function/use(s): Abrasive; Buffering Agent; Deodorant Agent; Oral Care Agent; Oral Health Care Drug;pHAdjuster; Skin Protectant; SKIN PROTECTING

About SODIUM BICARBONATE: Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) is an inorganic salt

Synonym(s): BAKING SODA; BICARBONATE OF SODA; CARBONIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT; SODA BICARBONATE; MONOSODIUM SALT CARBONIC ACID; CARBONIC ACID MONOSODIUM SALT; SODIUM HYDROGENCARBONATE; BAKING SODA; BICARBONATE OF SODA; CARBONIC ACID MONOSODIUM SALT; COL-EVAC

Data gaps

type of concern product conditions reference
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product   Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
6,723 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
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food   FDA Food Additive Status

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

type of concern product conditions reference
Classified as a low human health priority    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern product conditions reference
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
FDA Food Additive StatusSODIUM BICARBONATE• MISC
• GRAS/FS
• Cnd Peas - Part 155
• Cnd Tomato Paste - CFR155.191
• Cacao Prods - Part 163
• Cereal Flours - Part 137
• GRAS
• GMP - CFR184.1736
• MISC
• REG
• Used to treat sodium methyl sulfate - CFR173.385
• SANI
• REG - CFR178.1010(b)(41)
• In animal feeds - CFR582.1736
FDA Food Additive StatusBICARBONATE OF SODA• B&N
• GRAS/FS - CFR137.270
• Self-rising Cornmeal
Cosmetic Ingredient Review AssessmentsSODIUM BICARBONATEQQQ01,QQQ11; D-, M-
FDA Everything Added to FoodSODIUM BICARBONATE• ASP
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListCARBONIC ACID MONOSODIUM SALT,,Low-Health Priority,Y-Persistent,,,,,,
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient ListCARBONIC ACID MONOSODIUM SALTreported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008

Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only]
government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
RTECS®- "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill, V 1977SODIUM BICARBONATE• skin - Primary skin irritant ( human )
RTECS®- American Journal of Diseases of Children 1981SODIUM BICARBONATE• metabolic - Na (infant TDLo)
• respiratory - Other changes (infant TDLo)
• kidney or renal system - Urine volume increased (infant TDLo)
RTECS®- Carcinogenesis (London) 1988SODIUM BICARBONATE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Unscheduled DNA Synthesis (rat orl)
RTECS®- Carcinogenesis (London) 1988SODIUM BICARBONATE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Unscheduled DNA Synthesis (rat orl)
RTECS®- Drug and Chemical Toxicology 2005SODIUM BICARBONATE• cardiovascular - Cardiomyopathy, including infarction (bird TDLo)
• kidney or renal system - Changes in blood vessels or in circulation of kidney (bird TDLo)
• kidney or renal system - Changes in both tubules and glomeruli (bird TDLo)
• blood - Changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count (bird TDLo)
• kidney or renal system - Changes in kidney weight (bird TDLo)
• blood - Changes in serum composition (eg., TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) (bird TDLo)
• blood - Changes in spleen (bird TDLo)
• metabolic - Cl (bird TDLo)
• biochemical - Effect on inflammation or mediation of inflammation (bird TDLo)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Fluid intake (bird TDLo)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Food intake (animal) (bird TDLo)
• musculoskeletal - Joints (bird TDLo)
• metabolic - K (bird TDLo)
• kidney or renal system - Other changes (bird TDLo)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Somnolence (general depressed activity) (bird TDLo)
• kidney or renal system - Structural or functional changes in ureter (bird TDLo)
RTECS®- Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya 1989SODIUM BICARBONATE• metabolic - Na (rat TCLo)
• broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (mouse LD50)
• blood - Changes in serum composition (eg., TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) (rat TCLo)
• cardiovascular - Other changes (rat TCLo)
RTECS®- Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 1976SODIUM BICARBONATE• reproductive - Other developmental abnormalities (mouse TDLo)
RTECS®- Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 1964SODIUM BICARBONATE• broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (rat LD50)
RTECS®- Toxicology 1982SODIUM BICARBONATE• sense organ - Primary eye irritant (rabbit )
RTECS®- Toxicology 1982SODIUM BICARBONATE• sense organ - Primary eye irritant (rabbit )

references
government/industry list/academic study reference
FDA Food Additive StatusFDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
Cosmetic Ingredient Review AssessmentsCIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
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.
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient ListIFRA (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
RTECS®- "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill, V 1977 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill, V.A., and P. Lazar, eds., New York, Academic Press, Inc. 1977 -,127,1977
RTECS®- American Journal of Diseases of Children 1981 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- American Journal of Diseases of Children. (AMA, 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610) V.1-80(3), 1911-50; V.100- 1960- 135,965,1981
RTECS®- Carcinogenesis (London) 1988 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980- 9,1203,1988
RTECS®- Carcinogenesis (London) 1988 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 9,1203,1988
RTECS®- Drug and Chemical Toxicology 2005 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Drug and Chemical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.1- 1977/78- 28,245,2005
RTECS®- Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya 1989 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI 33(5),30,1989
RTECS®- Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 1976 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science. (Oklahoma Academy of Science, c/o Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ., Weatherford, OK 73096) V.1- 1910/1920- 56,10,1976
RTECS®- Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 1964 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- 6,726,1964
RTECS®- Toxicology 1982 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- 23,281,1982
RTECS®- Toxicology 1982 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 23,281,1982

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