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Saccharomyces/ Copper Ferment

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Other Concerns

Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) and Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)

SYNONYMS

● SACCHAROMYCES/ COPPER FERMENT

● SACCHAROMYCES/COPPER FERMENT

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

Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment is an extract of a fermentation product of saccharomyces inthe presence of copper ions.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

shampoo	22 products
foundation	20 products
hair treatment/serum	17 products
conditioner	17 products
hair styling aide	15 products
mask	11 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	5 products
moisturizer	5 products
anti-aging	4 products
nail treatment	4 products
around-eye cream	3 products
mascara	3 products
styling gel/lotion	2 products
facial cleanser	2 products
hair spray	1 products
detangler	1 products
exfoliant/scrub	1 products
CC cream	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
serums & essences	1 products

Enhanced skin absorption

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Absorbs into the skin	Open scientific literature

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife	Canada PBTs - Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET)

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of respiratory toxicity	Scorecard.org Toxicity Information
One or more animal studies show classified as toxic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)	EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs

Data gaps

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

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
EC (Environment Canada). 1994. Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET). ARET substance list of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals.
ED (Environmental Defense). 2006. Scorecard _ The Pollution Information Site. http://www.scorecard.org.
EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1999. Toxics Release Inventory Program. PBT Chemical Rule.
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

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