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Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate

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SYNONYMS

● 2-(DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE) TRISODIUM SALT L-ASCORBIC ACID
● L-ASCORBIC ACID, 2-(DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE), TRISODIUM SALT
● SODIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE
● TRISODIUM SALT L-ASCORBIC ACID, 2-(DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE)

Restricted

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

This ingredient is a salt of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), used as an antioxidant.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

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

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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serums & essences98 products
facial moisturizer/treatment95 products
recreational sunscreen57 products
foundation45 products
eye liner40 products
concealer39 products
mask35 products
facial cleanser31 products
around-eye cream26 products
moisturizer25 products
daily use with SPF19 products
hair treatment/serum14 products
toners/astringents14 products
anti-aging12 products
conditioner11 products
exfoliant/scrub10 products
shampoo8 products
body firming lotion8 products
hand cream7 products
body wash/cleanser6 products
makeup primer6 products
after sun product5 products
liquid hand soap4 products
lip balm4 products
sunless tanning3 products
setting powder/spray3 products
hair spray2 products
2 products
baby sunscreen2 products
makeup remover2 products
hair styling aide2 products
after shave2 products
skin fading/lightener2 products
bubble bath2 products
toothpaste2 products
bronzer/highlighter1 products
lipstick1 products
shaving cream1 products
baby wipes1 products
lip balm with SPF1 products
damaged skin treatment1 products
bath oil/salts/soak1 products
bar soap1 products
tooth whitening1 products
foot moisturizer1 products

Data gaps

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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 productCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
Safety assessment was based on related chemicalCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
16 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
  • 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). 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.

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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