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QUILLAJA SAPONARIA (SOAPBARK) BARK EXTRACT

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SYNONYMS

QUILLAJA SAPONARIA BARK EXTRACT, QUILLAJA SAPONARIA (SOAPBARK) BARK EXTRACT, QUILLAIA (QUILLAJA SAPONARIA MOLINA), PANAMA WOOD EXTRACT, EXTRACT OF QUILLAJA SAPONARIA, EXTRACT OF QUILLAJA, QUILLAJA SAPONARIA EXTRACT, QUILLAJA EXTRACT, QUILLAJA SAPONARIA, EXT., SOAPBARK BARK EXTRACT

Common Concerns

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    Asthma / Respiratory
  • LOW
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
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    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Cancer
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    Environment


Top Scoring Factors

Low concern for damage to DNA; cancer; acute aquatic toxicity


Ingredient concerns

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Components of Q. saponaria (saponins) can impact immune function.

some

Juliane Deise Fleck, Andresa Heemann Betti, Francini Pereira da Silva, Eduardo Artur Troian, Cristina Olivaro, Fernando Ferreira & Simone Gasparin Verza. 2019. Saponins from Quillaja saponaria and Quillaja brasiliensis: Particular Chemical Characteristics and Biological Activities. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 24(1).

Components of Q. saponaria (saponins) can cause hemolysis and damage other cells.

some

Juliane Deise Fleck, Andresa Heemann Betti, Francini Pereira da Silva, Eduardo Artur Troian, Cristina Olivaro, Fernando Ferreira & Simone Gasparin Verza. 2019. Saponins from Quillaja saponaria and Quillaja brasiliensis: Particular Chemical Characteristics and Biological Activities. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 24(1).

causes serious eye irritation

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

The EPA concluded this substance was not a dermal irritant.

low

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2007. BIOPESTICIDES REGISTRATION ACTION DOCUMENT SAPONINS OF QUILLAJA SAPONARIA (PC Code 097095). Office of Pesticide Programs, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Biochemical Pesticides Branch.

The EPA concluded this substance has low acute dermal toxicity.

low

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2007. BIOPESTICIDES REGISTRATION ACTION DOCUMENT SAPONINS OF QUILLAJA SAPONARIA (PC Code 097095). Office of Pesticide Programs, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Biochemical Pesticides Branch.

The EPA concluded this substance has low acute oral toxicity.

low

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2007. BIOPESTICIDES REGISTRATION ACTION DOCUMENT SAPONINS OF QUILLAJA SAPONARIA (PC Code 097095). Office of Pesticide Programs, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Biochemical Pesticides Branch.

The EPA concluded this substance was not a dermal sensitizer.

low

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2007. BIOPESTICIDES REGISTRATION ACTION DOCUMENT SAPONINS OF QUILLAJA SAPONARIA (PC Code 097095). Office of Pesticide Programs, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Biochemical Pesticides Branch.

This substance is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) as a food additive by the US Food and Drug Administration

Only in: Household Cleaners

low

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA - Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA)

acute aquatic toxicity, LC50 fish, EC50 crustacea, EC50 plants (mg/L)

low

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2007. BIOPESTICIDES REGISTRATION ACTION DOCUMENT SAPONINS OF QUILLAJA SAPONARIA (PC Code 097095). Office of Pesticide Programs, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Biochemical Pesticides Branch.

The EPA concluded this substance is not carcinogenic.

low

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2007. BIOPESTICIDES REGISTRATION ACTION DOCUMENT SAPONINS OF QUILLAJA SAPONARIA (PC Code 097095). Office of Pesticide Programs, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Biochemical Pesticides Branch.



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