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Gluconolactone

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SYNONYMS

D-GLUCONIC ACID, .DELTA.-LACTONE, D-GLUCONIC ACID, DELTA-LACTONE, D-GLUCONO-1,5-LACTONE, D-GUCONIC ACID, DELTA-LACTONE, DELTA-LACTONE D-GLUCONIC ACID, DGLUCONIC ACID, ëLACTONE, and GLUCONOLACTONE

Gluconolactone is a lactone.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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foundation84 products
serums & essences79 products
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shampoo63 products
facial cleanser59 products
hair treatment/serum42 products
exfoliant/scrub36 products
body wash/cleanser35 products
daily use with SPF35 products
liquid hand soap28 products
toners/astringents26 products
hand cream26 products
mask24 products
21 products
around-eye cream20 products
recreational sunscreen16 products
eye shadow16 products
hair styling aide15 products
concealer14 products
body firming lotion14 products
baby soap11 products
baby shampoo10 products
brow liner10 products
makeup remover10 products
anti-aging9 products
baby wipes5 products
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foot moisturizer4 products
styling mousse/foam4 products
mascara4 products
bubble bath4 products
after sun product4 products
lipstick4 products
BB cream3 products
antiperspirant/deodorant3 products
facial powder3 products
styling gel/lotion3 products
hair spray3 products
baby lotion3 products
makeup primer3 products
hair color and bleaching3 products
sunless tanning3 products
body spray2 products
bath oil/salts/soak2 products
detangler2 products
eye makeup remover2 products
baby sunscreen2 products
muscle/joint soreness2 products
hand sanitizer1 products
setting powder/spray1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)1 products
diaper cream1 products
hair removal waxes1 products
foot cleansing1 products
hair-loss treatment1 products
shaving cream1 products
lip balm1 products
body oil1 products
blush1 products
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Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
574 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistentEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • 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.

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.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

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.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

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

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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