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Sucrose

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SYNONYMS

● .ALPHA.-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE, .BETA.-D-FRUCTOFURANOSYL
● A-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE,B -D-FRUCTOFURANOSYL-
● àDGLUCOPYRANOSIDE, DFRUCTOFURANOSYL
● B-D-FRUCTOFURANOSYL-A -D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
● PURIFIED SUCROSE
● SACCHAROSE
● SUCROSE
● SUGAR

Restricted

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

A naturally occurring disaccharide (table sugar).

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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exfoliant/scrub409 products
mask63 products
bath oil/salts/soak43 products
bar soap37 products
facial moisturizer/treatment34 products
around-eye cream28 products
lip balm24 products
facial cleanser24 products
lip gloss18 products
hair styling aide17 products
body wash/cleanser16 products
foundation16 products
concealer15 products
serums & essences14 products
moisturizer13 products
daily use with SPF12 products
hair treatment/serum10 products
10 products
toners/astringents9 products
bronzer/highlighter7 products
bubble bath7 products
shampoo6 products
antiperspirant/deodorant3 products
hand sanitizer3 products
baby wipes2 products
skin fading/lightener2 products
makeup remover2 products
setting powder/spray2 products
conditioner2 products
lip plumper2 products
after shave2 products
BB cream2 products
sunless tanning2 products
styling gel/lotion2 products
anti-aging2 products
shaving cream1 products
beard care1 products
recreational sunscreen1 products
lipstick1 products
hair color and bleaching1 products
hair removal waxes1 products
brow liner1 products
makeup primer1 products
hand cream1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)1 products
damaged skin treatment1 products
diaper cream1 products
facial powder1 products
hair spray1 products
liquid hand soap1 products
foot cleansing1 products

Ecotoxicology

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as a low human health priorityEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistentEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
140270 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • 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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