Other Concerns
Neurotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low), and Ecotoxicology (low)SYNONYMS
Unacceptable
Unacceptable: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient
Dicocodimonium Chloride is a quaternary ammonium salt.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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MODERATEAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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LOWUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
exfoliant/scrub | 3 products |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Human any toxicant or allergen - strong evidence | Open scientific literature |
Possible human any toxicant or allergen | Open scientific literature |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Persistent or bioaccumulative and moderate to high toxicity concern in humans | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Not suspected to be persistent | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Possible human any toxicant | Open scientific literature |
Classified as a low human health priority | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Developmental/reproductive toxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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One or more animal studies show any effects at moderate doses | Open scientific literature |
Neurotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells demonstrate neurotoxicity | Open scientific literature |
Endocrine disruption
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Associated with endocrine disruption | Open scientific literature |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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3 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
- 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
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HOW WE DETERMINE SCORESHazard score
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Data availability
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