Other Concerns
SYNONYMS
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE and POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (KCL)Potassium Chloride is an inorganic salt.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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LOWAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
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LOWUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
conditioner | 99 products |
mask | 70 products |
foundation | 60 products |
BB cream | 15 products |
hair treatment/serum | 14 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 14 products |
body wash/cleanser | 13 products |
around-eye cream | 12 products |
bar soap | 12 products |
blush | 11 products |
facial cleanser | 11 products |
serums & essences | 10 products |
shampoo | 10 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 9 products |
concealer | 8 products |
makeup primer | 5 products |
detangler | 4 products |
makeup remover | 3 products |
muscle/joint soreness | 3 products |
hair styling aide | 3 products |
toners/astringents | 3 products |
liquid hand soap | 3 products |
moisturizer | 3 products |
styling gel/lotion | 2 products |
skin fading/lightener | 2 products |
lip plumper | 2 products |
anti-aging | 2 products |
facial powder | 1 products |
body oil | 1 products |
daily use with SPF | 1 products |
bubble bath | 1 products |
body firming lotion | 1 products |
mascara | 1 products |
foot odor control | 1 products |
lip balm | 1 products |
baby shampoo | 1 products |
baby soap | 1 products |
recreational sunscreen | 1 products |
toothpaste | 1 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 1 products |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Food Additive Status |
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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21919 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Classified as a low human health priority | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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 SCORESHazard 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.