EWG Skin Deep® | What is TARTARIC ACID

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Tartaric Acid

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SYNONYMS

(R*,R*)-(+-)-2,3-DIHYDROXYBUTANEDIOIC ACID, 2,3-DIHYDROXY- BUTANEDIOIC ACID, 2,3-DIHYDROXYBUTANEDIOIC ACID, BUTANEDIOIC ACID, 2,3-DIHYDROXY-, BUTANEDIOIC ACID, 2,3-DIHYDROXY-, (2R,3R)-REL-, BUTANEDIOIC ACID, 2,3DIHYDROXY, (R*,R*)(+/), DL- MESO-) TARTARIC ACID (D-, L-, L-TARTARIC ACID, MESO-) TARTARIC ACID (D-, L-, DL-, NATURAL TARTARIC ACID, TARTARIC ACID, and TARTARIC ACID (D-, L-, DL-, MESO-)

Tartaric Acid is an organic acid.

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	29 products
exfoliant/scrub	17 products
conditioner	15 products
shampoo	10 products
serums & essences	10 products
facial cleanser	7 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	7 products
hair treatment/serum	7 products
bath oil/salts/soak	5 products
toners/astringents	4 products
toothpaste	4 products
around-eye cream	4 products
hair color and bleaching	3 products
mascara	3 products
body wash/cleanser	2 products
hair styling aide	2 products
baby toothpaste	1 products
lip balm	1 products
body spray	1 products
fragrance for women	1 products
shaving cream (men's)	1 products
recreational sunscreen	1 products
after shave	1 products
makeup primer	1 products
skin fading/lightener	1 products
detangler	1 products
body firming lotion	1 products
baby soap	1 products
tooth whitening	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
tanning oil	1 products

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
1482 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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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

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.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
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.

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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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