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SODIUM CHLORIDE
Score
Data: Robust
CAS7647-14-5
shampoo (717 products)
body wash/ cleanser (402 products)
bar soap (276 products)
liquid hand soap (192 products)
bath oil/ salts/ soak (167 products)
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SODIUM CHLORIDE


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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

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. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

Function/use(s): Flavoring Agent; Oral Care Agent; Viscosity Increasing Agent - Aqueous

About SODIUM CHLORIDE: Sodium Chloride is an inorganic salt (also called table salt).

Synonym(s): ROCK SALT

Data gaps

type of concern product conditions reference
60,254 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 CHLORIDE• GRAS/FS
• Milk and Cream - Part 131
• Cheeses and Rel Cheese Prods - Part 133
• Cnd Fruits -Part 145
• Cnd Vegs - Part 155
• Veg Juices - Part 156
• Froz Vegs - Part 158
• Fish and Shellfish - Part 161
• Cacao Prods - Part 163
• Margarine - Part 166
• Food Dress an
Association of Occupational and Environmental ClinicsSODIUM CHLORIDE• o
FDA Everything Added to FoodSODIUM CHLORIDE• ASP
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListSODIUM CHLORIDE (NACL),,Low-Health Priority,Y-Persistent,,,,,,
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient ListSODIUM CHLORIDEreported 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®- "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku," Marhold, J 1972SODIUM CHLORIDE• sense organ - Primary eye irritant (rabbit )
• skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )
RTECS®- Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 1977SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: other mutation test systems (Escherichia coli )
RTECS®- Cancer Research 1986SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: DNA Inhibition ( human fbr)
RTECS®- Carcinogenesis (London) 1996SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: other mutation test systems (rat orl)
RTECS®- Carcinogenesis (London) 1988SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Unscheduled DNA Synthesis (rat orl)
RTECS®- Gann Monograph on Cancer Research 1981SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Cytogenetic Analysis (hamster lng)
RTECS®- Mutagenesis 2002SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Micronucleus test (rat orl)
RTECS®- Mutagenesis 2004SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Mutation in Mammalian Somatic Cells (mouse oth)
RTECS®- Mutagenesis 1988SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Mutation in Mammalian Somatic Cells (mouse lym)
RTECS®- Mutation Research 1987SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Mutation in Micro-organism (Saccharomyces cerevisiae )
RTECS®- Mutation Research 1987SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Cytogenetic Analysis (hamster ovr)
• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: DNA Damage (hamster ovr)
RTECS®- Mutation Research 1988SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: DNA Damage (mouse lym)
RTECS®- Mutation Research 1990SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Cytogenetic Analysis (rat ipr)
RTECS®- Mutation Research 1992SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Micronucleus test (hamster lng)
RTECS®- Mutation Research 2004SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Micronucleus test (mouse oth)
RTECS®- Mutation Research 2005SODIUM CHLORIDE• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: DNA Damage (Salmonella typhimurium )
• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: DNA repair (Salmonella typhimurium )
RTECS®- Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 1980SODIUM CHLORIDE• 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.
Association of Occupational and Environmental ClinicsAOEC (Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics). 2009. AEOC exposures codes and asthmagen designation.
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®- "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku," Marhold, J 1972 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- "Sbornik Vysledku Toxixologickeho Vysetreni Latek A Pripravku," Marhold, J.V., Institut Pro Vychovu Vedoucicn Pracovniku Chemickeho Prumyclu Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1972 -,7,1972
RTECS®- Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 1977 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. (Maruzen Co. Ltd., POB 5050, Tokyo International, Tokyo 100-31, Japan) V.25- 41,257,1977
RTECS®- Cancer Research 1986 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 46,713,1986
RTECS®- Carcinogenesis (London) 1996 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 17,401,1996
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®- Gann Monograph on Cancer Research 1981 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Gann Monograph on Cancer Research. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013) No. 11- 27,95,1981
RTECS®- Mutagenesis 2002 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutagenesis. (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 17,89,2002
RTECS®- Mutagenesis 2004 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutagenesis. (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 19,195,2004
RTECS®- Mutagenesis 1988 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutagenesis. (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 3,193,1988
RTECS®- Mutation Research 1987 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 189,11,1987
RTECS®- Mutation Research 1987 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 189,15,1987
RTECS®- Mutation Research 1988 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 203,155,1988
RTECS®- Mutation Research 1990 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 240,281,1990
RTECS®- Mutation Research 1992 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 272,223,1992
RTECS®- Mutation Research 2004 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 549,29,2004
RTECS®- Mutation Research 2005 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 575,34,2005
RTECS®- Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 1980 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 55,501,1980

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