Evidence
Health issue
Level of Concern
Source
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
Only in: Oven Cleaner; Drain Opener/Clog Remover; Hard Water Stain Remover; Toilet Cleaner; Stove Top Cleaner; Household Cleaners
Only in: Oven Cleaner; Drain Opener/Clog Remover; Hard Water Stain Remover; Toilet Cleaner; Stove Top Cleaner; Household Cleaners
high
GHS Hazard Codes - EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes
Causes skin corrosion
Only in: Oven Cleaner; Drain Opener/Clog Remover; Stove Top Cleaner
Only in: Oven Cleaner; Drain Opener/Clog Remover; Stove Top Cleaner
moderate
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
Only in: Drain Opener/Clog Remover; Oven Cleaner; Hard Water Stain Remover; Toilet Cleaner; Stove Top Cleaner; Household Cleaners
Only in: Drain Opener/Clog Remover; Oven Cleaner; Hard Water Stain Remover; Toilet Cleaner; Stove Top Cleaner; Household Cleaners
some
GHS Hazard Codes - EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes
Causes respiratory irritation
some
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Causes skin irritation
some
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Causes eye corrosion
Only in: Drain Opener/Clog Remover; Oven Cleaner; Stove Top Cleaner
Only in: Drain Opener/Clog Remover; Oven Cleaner; Stove Top Cleaner
some
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
skin irritation
some
Threshold Limit Value (TLV) Basis - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
European Union Ecolabel program data shows this substance has moderate acute toxicity to aquatic life
low
Detergents Ingredients Database - EU Ecolabel
This substance is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) as a food additive by the US Food and Drug Administration
Only in: Household Cleaners
Only in: Household Cleaners
low
FDA - Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The international Organisation for Economoic Co-operation and Development reported that sodium hydroxide does not cause genetic toxicity in cells or lab animals.
low
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. 2002. Sodium hydroxide CAS No. 1310-73-2. SIDS Initial Assessment Report for SIAM 14.
benign, health
low
Environmental Working Group. 2012. Established innocuous properties.
benign, environment
low
Environmental Working Group. 2012. Established innocuous properties.
