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Sodium Chloride

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SYNONYMS

● ROCK SALT

● SODIUM CHLORIDE

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

Sodium Chloride is an inorganic salt (also called table salt).

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

shampoo	1267 products
body wash/cleanser	1186 products
foundation	1009 products
liquid hand soap	700 products
concealer	658 products
bar soap	474 products
facial cleanser	413 products
conditioner	359 products
daily use with SPF	251 products
exfoliant/scrub	216 products
bath oil/salts/soak	191 products
CC cream	133 products
recreational sunscreen	122 products
bubble bath	120 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	110 products
moisturizer	73 products
bronzer/highlighter	70 products
baby shampoo	67 products
baby soap	64 products
serums & essences	58 products
hair treatment/serum	57 products
blush	56 products
makeup primer	52 products
mask	48 products
BB cream	46 products
around-eye cream	44 products
hair styling aide	44 products
hair color and bleaching	43 products
makeup remover	38 products
toners/astringents	33 products
baby sunscreen	32 products
	31 products
lipstick	28 products
hand cream	23 products
eye shadow	23 products
beard cleanser	23 products
styling mousse/foam	19 products
baby bubble bath	18 products
brow liner	18 products
styling gel/lotion	17 products
eye liner	17 products
eye makeup remover	16 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	16 products
mascara	16 products
baby wipes	15 products
toothpaste	15 products
baby lotion	14 products
shaving cream	12 products
sunless tanning	12 products
setting powder/spray	11 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	10 products
body cleansing wipes	10 products
hair spray	9 products
mouthwash	9 products
foot cleansing	7 products
detangler	7 products
anti-aging	5 products
skin fading/lightener	5 products
lip balm	5 products
muscle/joint soreness	4 products
facial cleansing wipes	4 products
shaving cream (men's)	3 products
body firming lotion	3 products
hair-loss treatment	3 products
body spray	3 products
body oil	3 products
damaged skin treatment	3 products
beard care	3 products
makeup removing wipes	3 products
tooth whitening	2 products
after sun product	2 products
hand sanitizer	2 products
lip gloss	2 products
baby toothpaste	2 products
baby oil	2 products
nail glue	2 products
nail treatment	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
diaper cream	1 products
facial powder	1 products
other eye makeup	1 products
hair removal waxes	1 products
vapor rubs	1 products
glitter	1 products
tanning oil	1 products
lip plumper	1 products

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status

Ecotoxicology

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
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
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
71184 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

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.
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.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
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.

Data availability

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

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