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Sd Alcohol 40

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Other Concerns

Enhanced skin absorption, Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low), and Contamination concerns (high)

SYNONYMS

● SD ALCOHOL 40

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

Specially denatured (SD) alcohol is a mixture of ethanol with a denaturing agent. Ethanol is considered broadly toxic and linked to birth defects following excessive oral ingestion. Potential risks from ethanol in personal care products are significantly smaller than the health risks posed by the consumption of alcohol.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
MODERATE

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

hair spray	7 products
hand sanitizer	7 products
after shave	6 products
facial cleansing wipes	5 products
recreational sunscreen	3 products
hair treatment/serum	3 products
eye liner	3 products
body cleansing wipes	2 products
detangler	2 products
baby wipes	2 products
fragrance for women	2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	2 products
hair styling aide	2 products
baby sunscreen	1 products
after sun product	1 products
moisturizer	1 products
hair color and bleaching	1 products
body powder	1 products
shampoo	1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	1 products
serums & essences	1 products

Contamination concerns

Chemical
BRUCINE
T-BUTYL ALCOHOL
BRUCINE SULFATE
QUASSIN

Enhanced skin absorption

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Penetration enhancer	Open scientific literature
Penetration enhancer	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of reproductive toxicity	National Library of Medicine HazMap
Limited evidence of reproductive toxicity	Scorecard.org Toxicity Information

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available	FDA Everything Added to Food

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity	Scorecard.org Toxicity Information
Limited evidence of gastrointestinal or liver toxicity	National Library of Medicine HazMap
reproductive - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed/unreview: published lit review or major tox study	National Library of Medicine HazMap

Cancer

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Cancer - limited evidence	Scorecard.org Toxicity Information

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Insufficient data to determine safety	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
1 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Miscellaneous

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

Neurotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
nervous system - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed/unreview: published lit review or major tox study	National Library of Medicine HazMap

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2006. HazMap — Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents.
ED (Environmental Defense). 2006. Scorecard _ The Pollution Information Site. http://www.scorecard.org.
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.
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.

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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