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Calcium Lactate

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IMAGE SOURCE: PubChem

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Use restrictions (high)

SYNONYMS

● 2-HYDROXY- CALCIUM SALT PROPANOIC ACID

● 2-HYDROXYPROPANOIC ACID, CALCIUM SALT

● CALCIUM 2-HYDROXYPROPANOATE

● CALCIUM LACTATE

● CALCIUM SALT 2-HYDROXYPROPANOIC ACID

● CALCIUM SALT LACTIC ACID

● CALCIUM SALT PROPANOIC ACID, 2-HYDROXY-

● LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM SALT

● PROPANOIC ACID, 2-HYDROXY-, CALCIUM SALT

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Calcium Lactate is a calcium salt of lactic acid.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
HIGH

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

mask	18 products
toothpaste	7 products
around-eye cream	6 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	4 products
tooth whitening	3 products
baby toothpaste	3 products
mouthwash	1 products
serums & essences	1 products
lip balm	1 products
lip plumper	1 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	1 products

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Violation of industry recommendations - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Allowable pH limits	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Cancer

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited or incomplete evidence of cancer according to safety/hazard data – scientific review cannot classify as human carcinogen due to data gaps	EWG Assessment of Open Scientific Literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
314 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

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

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - Allowable pH limits	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
EWG Assessment of Open Scientific Literature
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
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.

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