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Apple Cider Vinegar

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Other Concerns

Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Vinegar is widely used in food and cleaning products. It is also used to adjust pH (acidity) in cosmetics. Cooking vinegars contain acetic acid (also called distilled white vinegar) and other natural compounds. Vinegars are strong acids and can irritate the skin and damage the lungs if used in excess in products.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

shampoo	20 products
toners/astringents	13 products
hair treatment/serum	12 products
conditioner	8 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	8 products
body wash/cleanser	6 products
body cleansing wipes	3 products
mask	3 products
facial cleanser	3 products
hair styling aide	3 products
moisturizer	3 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	1 products
body firming lotion	1 products
baby lotion	1 products
baby wipes	1 products
	1 products
exfoliant/scrub	1 products
liquid hand soap	1 products
detangler	1 products

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Miscellaneous

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Occupational hazards related to handling	CPS&Q - Classification & Labelling

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
17 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
CPS&Q (Consumer Products Safety & Quality) formely known as ECB (European Chemicals Bureau). 2008. Classification and Labelling: Chemicals: Annex VI of Directive 67/548/EEC through the 31st ATP.
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.
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.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

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Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED™ mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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