EWG Skin Deep® | What is SODIUM CHLORIDE

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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

body wash/cleanser	1216 products
shampoo	1194 products
foundation	1151 products
liquid hand soap	777 products
concealer	679 products
bar soap	495 products
facial cleanser	397 products
conditioner	352 products
daily use with SPF	249 products
bath oil/salts/soak	221 products
exfoliant/scrub	220 products
CC cream	127 products
bubble bath	121 products
recreational sunscreen	116 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	101 products
moisturizer	63 products
hair treatment/serum	56 products
baby shampoo	54 products
makeup primer	53 products
mask	53 products
serums & essences	51 products
hair color and bleaching	50 products
	50 products
baby soap	48 products
BB cream	41 products
around-eye cream	40 products
blush	40 products
baby sunscreen	33 products
makeup remover	31 products
bronzer/highlighter	31 products
hair styling aide	30 products
toners/astringents	27 products
hand cream	24 products
mascara	22 products
eye shadow	22 products
baby wipes	21 products
beard cleanser	21 products
eye liner	20 products
lipstick	20 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	19 products
brow liner	18 products
baby bubble bath	17 products
toothpaste	16 products
styling mousse/foam	16 products
anti-aging	13 products
shaving cream	13 products
eye makeup remover	12 products
styling gel/lotion	11 products
body firming lotion	10 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	10 products
sunless tanning	10 products
setting powder/spray	10 products
baby lotion	9 products
foot cleansing	8 products
hair spray	8 products
muscle/joint soreness	8 products
detangler	7 products
mouthwash	7 products
body cleansing wipes	7 products
hair-loss treatment	5 products
skin fading/lightener	5 products
shaving cream (men's)	4 products
body spray	4 products
after sun product	3 products
lip balm	3 products
beard care	3 products
facial cleansing wipes	3 products
tooth whitening	2 products
facial powder	2 products
hand sanitizer	2 products
body oil	2 products
baby toothpaste	2 products
baby oil	2 products
makeup removing wipes	2 products
nail treatment	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
diaper cream	1 products
other eye makeup	1 products
hair removal waxes	1 products
foot odor control	1 products
damaged skin treatment	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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