SODIUM SULFATE || Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database

SODIUM SULFATE

Score	Data: Fair
CAS	15124-09-1
body wash/ cleanser (47 products)
hair color and bleaching (42 products)
liquid hand soap (31 products)
shampoo (30 products)
bath oil/ salts/ soak (17 products)
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SODIUM SULFATE

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Health concerns of ingredient
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Cancer	no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity	no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity	no information
Use restrictions
Contamination concerns: none
Other LOW concerns: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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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): Viscosity Increasing Agent - Aqueous; BULKING; VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

About SODIUM SULFATE: Sodium Sulfate is an inorganic salt.

Synonym(s): DISODIUM SULFATE; EXSICCATED SODIUM SULFATE; SODIUM SULFATE, ANHYDROUS; SULFURIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT; ANHYDROUS SODIUM SULFATE; DISODIUM SALT SULFURIC ACID; BISODIUM SULFATE; DIBASIC SODIUM SULFATE; DISODIUM MONOSULFATE; DISODIUM SULFATE; KEMOL

Use restrictions
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications		Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

type of concern

product conditions

reference

One or more animal studies show classified as toxic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)

EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference
2,413 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

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

Ecotoxicology
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin		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 Status	SODIUM SULFATE	• BC • REG • GMP • Boiler water additive -173.310 • MISC • REG • GMP • Comp of chewing gum base - CFR172.615
Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments	SODIUM SULFATE	QQQ02,QQQ07; R-, D-, M-, C-
FDA Everything Added to Food	SODIUM SULFATE	• ASP
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	SULFURIC ACID DISODIUM SALT	,,Low-Health Priority,Y-Persistent,,,,,,
EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs	SULFURIC ACID DISODIUM SALT	Toxic under the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory

references
government/industry list/academic study	reference
FDA Food Additive Status	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.
Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments	CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
FDA Everything Added to Food	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.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs	EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1999. Toxics Release Inventory Program. PBT Chemical Rule.