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Sulfur

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Other Concerns

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)

SYNONYMS

● CHEMBL1200739

● 8984AF

● BDBM50147625

● BDBM50498447

● NSC403664

● HYDROGEN SULFIDE, PURUM, >=99.0%

● AKOS015833648

● AKOS015950634

● SULFUR [UN1350] [FLAMMABLE SOLID]

● SULFUR [NA1350] [CLASS 9]

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

Sulfur is a naturally occurring element. In the United States, Sulfur may be used as an activeingredient in OTC drug products. When used as an active drug ingredient, the established name is Sulfur.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

shampoo	7 products
mask	21 products
hair-loss treatment	3 products
hair treatment/serum	11 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	10 products
conditioner	11 products
hair spray	2 products
hair relaxer	1 products
toners/astringents	7 products
facial cleanser	10 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	1 products
serums & essences	4 products
fragrance for women	1 products
bar soap	5 products
body oil	1 products
concealer	7 products
makeup primer	2 products
moisturizer	1 products
damaged skin treatment	1 products
acne treatment	1 products

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as any irritant	CPS&Q - Classification & Labelling

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

Ecotoxicology

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

CPS&Q (Consumer Products Safety & Quality) formely known as ECB (European Chemicals Bureau). 2008. Classification and Labelling: Chemicals: Annex VI of Directive 67/548/EEC through the 31st ATP.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

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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