Health Concerns of the Ingredient:
Overall Hazard
Developmental &
reproductive toxicity
Allergies & immunotoxicity
About SODIUM CHLORATE: Sodium Chlorate is an inorganic salt.
Function(s): Oxidizing Agent; DEODORANT; OXIDISING
Synonym(s): CHLORIC ACID, SODIUM SALT; SODIUM SALT CHLORIC ACID; AGROSAN; ASEX; ATLACIDE; ATRATOL; B-HERBATOX; CHLORATE DE SODIUM; CHLORATE SALT OF SODIUM; DESOLET; DREXEL DEFOL
Use restrictions
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - | CosIng |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
| Classified as medium human health priority | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
| Classified as toxic or harmful (only for products for use around the mouth; products for use on the lips) | European Union - Classification & Labelling |
Occupational hazards
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Allowed workplace exposures restricted to low doses | European Union - Classification & Labelling |
Ecotoxicology
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Wildlife and environmental toxicity | European Union - Classification & Labelling |
| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data gaps
| Concern |
Reference |
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| 447 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results -> | NLM PubMed |
Miscellaneous
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Occupational hazards related to handling | European Union - Classification & Labelling |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data Sources
| CPS&Q (Consumer Products Safety & Quality) formely known as ECB (European Chemicals Bureau). 2008. Classification and Labelling: Chemicals: Annex VI of Directive 67/548/EEC through the 31st ATP. |
| EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ . |
| NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov. |
Products Containing the Ingredient
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