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SILICON COMPOUNDS

Products with this unspecific ingredient may be composed of any the specific substances listed below. The evidence shown is based on the most concerning group member.
Asthma/Respiratory
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Skin Allergies &
Irritation
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Developmental &
Reproductive Toxicity
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Cancer
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Environment
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Top scoring factors: No information available on this substance.
This unspecific ingredient, Silicon compounds, can be found in 49 products.
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Evidence

Health issue
 
Level of Concern
 
Source
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) are highly persistent in the environment, and humans are widely exposed to PFAS through the environment.
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to immunotoxicity in humans and animals.
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) are highly persistent in the environment, and humans are widely exposed to PFAS through the environment.
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to immunotoxicity in humans and animals.
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to reproductive and developmental toxicity in humans and animals.
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to cancer in humans and animals
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to cardiovascular effects in humans and animals
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to thyroid disruption in humans and animals.
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to reproductive and developmental toxicity in humans and animals.
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to cancer in humans and animals
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to cardiovascular effects in humans and animals
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to thyroid disruption in humans and animals.
 
high
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance is persistent in the environment.
 
moderate
 
EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database
Silicon compounds
This substance is a PFAS, which is a chemical class of concern.
 
moderate
 
Carol F. Kwiatkowski, David Q. Andrews, Linda S. Birnbaum, Thomas A. Bruton, Jamie C. DeWitt, Detlef R. U. Knappe, Maricel V Maffini, Mark F. Miller, Katherine E. Pelch, Anna Reade, Anna Soehl, Xenia Trier, Marta Venier, Charlotte C. Wagner, Zhanyun Wang & Arlene Blum. 2020. Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class. Environmental science & technology letters 7(8), 532-543.
Silicon compounds
The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance is not anaerobically degradable.
 
some
 
EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to liver effects in humans and animals
 
some
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) have been linked to liver effects in humans and animals
 
some
 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2018. Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls.
Silicon compounds
Organohalogen compounds are often found to be persistent in the environment, bioaccumulative, and associated with chronic health concerns
 
some
 
Prasada Rao S. Kodavanti & Bommanna G. Loganathan. 2017. Organohalogen Pollutants and Human Health. International Encyclopedia of Public Health, 359-366.
Silicon compounds
European Union Ecolabel program data shows this substance has moderate acute toxicity to aquatic life
Only in: Household Cleaners
 
low
 
EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database

Impurities

Health issue
 
Level of Concern
 
Source
Silicon compounds
Impurity: CYCLOTETRASILOXANE
Suspected of damaging fertility.
 
some
 
EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes
Silicon compounds
Impurity: CYCLOTETRASILOXANE
Clear evidence of endocrine disruption in at least one animal study
 
some
 
EU Endocrine: EU Endocrine Disrupters
Silicon compounds
Impurity: CYCLOTETRASILOXANE
May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life
 
some
 
EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes
Silicon compounds
Impurity: CYCLOPENTASILOXANE
NTP Toxcast scored 3.5-4.5
 
some
 
National Toxicology Program (NTP): EWG Toxcast Analysis
Silicon compounds
Impurity: CYCLOTETRASILOXANE
NTP Toxcast scored 3.5-4.5
 
some
 
National Toxicology Program (NTP): EWG Toxcast Analysis
 
 
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