Other Concerns
SYNONYMS
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Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Sodium Gluconate is a sodium salt of gluconic acid.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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LOWAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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LOWUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
bar soap | 136 products |
recreational sunscreen | 72 products |
body wash/cleanser | 68 products |
toothpaste | 57 products |
shampoo | 53 products |
foundation | 49 products |
conditioner | 39 products |
serums & essences | 35 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 33 products |
facial cleanser | 30 products |
hair treatment/serum | 22 products |
daily use with SPF | 21 products |
liquid hand soap | 21 products |
baby sunscreen | 14 products |
mask | 14 products |
concealer | 13 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 13 products |
around-eye cream | 13 products |
moisturizer | 12 products |
hair styling aide | 12 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 11 products |
baby soap | 11 products |
hand cream | 7 products |
toners/astringents | 7 products |
baby shampoo | 7 products |
depilatory | 6 products |
body spray | 6 products |
body firming lotion | 5 products |
makeup primer | 5 products |
after sun product | 3 products |
hair spray | 3 products |
shaving cream | 3 products |
anti-aging | 3 products |
detangler | 2 products |
mascara | 2 products |
beard care | 2 products |
brow liner | 2 products |
fragrance for women | 2 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 1 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 1 products |
setting powder/spray | 1 products |
baby toothpaste | 1 products |
styling mousse/foam | 1 products |
hair color and bleaching | 1 products |
baby lotion | 1 products |
skin fading/lightener | 1 products |
nail glue | 1 products |
blush | 1 products |
hand sanitizer | 1 products |
facial powder | 1 products |
body cleansing wipes | 1 products |
makeup remover | 1 products |
baby bubble bath | 1 products |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Food Additive Status |
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Classified as a low human health priority | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be persistent | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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1548 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
- FDA (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.
- FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
- NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
Understanding scores
Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.
Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.
HOW WE DETERMINE SCORESHazard score
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Data availability
The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.