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Sodium Polyacrylate

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low), and Contamination concerns (high)

SYNONYMS

2-PROPENOIC ACID, HOMOPOLYMER, SODIUM SALT, 2PROPENOIC ACID, HOMOPOLYMER, SODIUM SALT, ACRYLIC ACID HOMOPOLYMER SODIUM SALT, HOMOPOLYMER SODIUM SALT 2-PROPENOIC ACID, POLYACRYLIC ACID, SODIUM SALT, PROPENOIC ACID, SODIUM CARBONATE POLYMER; SODIUM POLYACRYLATE, SODIUM POLYACRYLATE, SODIUM SALT 2-PROPENOIC ACID, HOMOPOLYMER, and SODIUM SALT POLYACRYLIC ACID

Sodium Polyacrylate is a sodium salt of Polyacrylic Acid (q.v.).

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

mask	102 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	78 products
recreational sunscreen	55 products
moisturizer	51 products
hand cream	31 products
serums & essences	30 products
around-eye cream	27 products
concealer	27 products
daily use with SPF	26 products
foundation	24 products
makeup primer	18 products
brow liner	14 products
eye liner	13 products
eye shadow	12 products
mascara	12 products
blush	11 products
anti-aging	8 products
hair styling aide	8 products
facial cleanser	7 products
exfoliant/scrub	6 products
body firming lotion	4 products
foot moisturizer	4 products
fragrance for men	4 products
toners/astringents	4 products
shampoo	3 products
makeup remover	3 products
after shave	2 products
nail treatment	2 products
hair treatment/serum	2 products
hand sanitizer	2 products
after sun product	2 products
beard care	2 products
setting powder/spray	2 products
baby lotion	1 products
skin fading/lightener	1 products
baby sunscreen	1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	1 products
damaged skin treatment	1 products
pore strips	1 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products
lip balm	1 products
foot cleansing	1 products
bath oil/salts/soak	1 products
lip plumper	1 products
conditioner	1 products

Contamination concerns

Chemical
ACRYLIC ACID

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as medium human health priority	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

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
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Considered safe based on assumption of low absorption	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
1640 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Ecotoxicology

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

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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

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

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