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SODIUM STEARATE
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Data: Limited
CAS822-16-2
antiperspirant/ deodorant (men's) (110 products)
bar soap (63 products)
antiperspirant/ deodorant (60 products)
eye shadow (26 products)
eye liner (21 products)
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SODIUM STEARATE


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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: Ecotoxicology, Data gaps

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Function/use(s): Surfactant - Cleansing Agent; Surfactant - Emulsifying Agent; Viscosity Increasing Agent -Aqueous; VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

About SODIUM STEARATE: Sodium salt of stearic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid.

Synonym(s): OCTADECANOIC ACID, SODIUM SALT; SODIUM OCTADECANOATE; SODIUM SALT OCTADECANOIC ACID; BONDERLUBE 235; FLEXICHEM B; OCTADECANOIC ACID, SODIUM SALT (9CI) ; PRODHYGINE; SODIUM OCTADECANOATE

Ecotoxicology

type of concern product conditions reference
Suspected to be an environmental toxin    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

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
Safety assessment was based on related chemical   Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
44 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->   PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

type of concern product conditions reference
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)

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

type of concern product conditions reference
Not suspected to be persistent    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 Food Additive StatusSODIUM STEARATE• MISC
• REG
• Comp of chewing gum base - CFR172.615
• X-ref wi 172.863
• STAB
• PS
• Migr from food pckg material - CFR181.29
Cosmetic Ingredient Review AssessmentsSODIUM STEARATEQQQ01,QQQ11; QQQ50
FDA Everything Added to FoodSODIUM STEARATE• ASP
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListOCTADECANOIC ACID, SODIUM SALT,,Low-Health Priority,,,Y-AquaticTox,,,,
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient ListOCTADECANOIC ACID, SODIUM 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®- TLV/BEI,2007SODIUM STEARATE• occupationally related - ACGIH TLV (human TWA)
RTECS®- Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 1938SODIUM STEARATE• broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (mouse LDLo)

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®- TLV/BEI,2007 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2007
RTECS®- Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 1938 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. (Grune & Stratton, Inc., POB 6280, Duluth, MN 55806) V.1- 1907- 32,177,1938

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