EWG Skin Deep® | What is SODIUM SULFATE

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Sodium Sulfate

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low) and Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)

SYNONYMS

● ANHYDROUS SODIUM SULFATE

● DISODIUM SALT SULFURIC ACID

● DISODIUM SULFATE

● EXSICCATED SODIUM SULFATE

● SODIUM SULFATE

● SODIUM SULFATE, ANHYDROUS

● SULFURIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT

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

Sodium Sulfate is an inorganic 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

bath oil/salts/soak	138 products
shampoo	69 products
body wash/cleanser	53 products
liquid hand soap	36 products
conditioner	25 products
facial cleanser	21 products
hair color and bleaching	17 products
exfoliant/scrub	17 products
mascara	13 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	9 products
hair treatment/serum	7 products
skin fading/lightener	4 products
foundation	4 products
bar soap	3 products
toothpaste	3 products
brow liner	3 products
mask	3 products
moisturizer	2 products
lip plumper	2 products
bubble bath	2 products
sunless tanning	1 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
foot cleansing	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products
baby toothpaste	1 products
makeup primer	1 products
toners/astringents	1 products
baby bubble bath	1 products
makeup remover	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
around-eye cream	1 products
eye shadow	1 products

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show classified as toxic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)	EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs
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

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
2733 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

CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1999. Toxics Release Inventory Program. PBT Chemical Rule.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
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.
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.

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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