BARIUM SULFATE
Opacifying Agent; COSMETIC COLORANT
Also listed as
BLANC FIXE; PIGMENT WHITE 21; PIGMENT WHITE 22; SULFURIC ACID, BARIUM SALT; BARIUM SALT SULFURIC ACID; BARIUM SULPHATE; SULFURIC ACID, BARIUM SALT (1:1) ; A 15 (INORGANIC COMPOUND) ; ACTYBARYTE; ARTIFICIAL BARITE; ARTIFICIAL HEAVY SPAR
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| This ingredient: | |
 | Cancer |
 | Developmental/reproductive toxicity |
 | Violations, restrictions & warnings |
| Allergies/immunotoxicity |
| Contamination concerns |
 | Other strong concerns for this ingredient: Persistence and bioaccumulation, Enhanced skin absorption |
| Other moderate concerns for this ingredient: Neurotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards |
| Lesser or emerging concerns for this ingredient: Data gaps |
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About BARIUM SULFATE: Barium Sulfate is an inorganic salt. See "Regulatory and Ingredient Use Information," for Colorants in Volume 1, Introduction, Part A. This ingredient is not an approved colorant for the US. To identify the colorant allowed for use in the European Union (EU), the INCI Name CI 77120 must be used, except for hair dye products.
BARIUM SULFATE has reported used in the following product types: foundation (109); sunscreen: makeup (53); anti-aging (21); lip gloss (11); concealer (11); eye shadow (10); eye liner (9); facial powder (8); sunscreen: SPF 15-30 (6); blush (5)
Neurotoxicity
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Strong evidence of human neurotoxicity | Chemicals known to be neurotoxic to humans |
Developmental/reproductive toxicity
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Human nervous system toxicant - moderate evidence | Chemicals known to be neurotoxic to humans |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife and humans | National Library of Medicine HazMap | |
| Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife | National Library of Medicine HazMap | |
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Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | |
| Classified as medium human health priority | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | |
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Cancer
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- Gongye Weisheng Yu Zhiyebing 1986 | |
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Occupational hazards
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Allowed workplace exposures restricted to moderate doses | RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2005 | |
| Allowed workplace exposures restricted to moderate doses | RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2006 | |
| Allowed workplace exposures restricted to moderate doses | RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2007 |
Enhanced skin absorption
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Suspected nano-scale ingredients with potential to absorb into the skin | Nanomaterial Database |
Data gaps
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel | ||
| 803 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results -> | PubMed |
Ecotoxicology
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
| government/industry list/academic study | appears on list as | classification(s) |
| Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | SULFURIC ACID, BARIUM SALT (1:1) | •This chemical was deemed a moderate human health priority and was flagged by CEPA for further attention. The chemical was flagged for suspected persistence. |
| National Library of Medicine HazMap | BARIUM SULFATE | •PEL (OSHA) - Permissible exposure limit (OSHA): 15 mg/m3(total dust), 5 mg/m3(respirable fraction); •Bioaccumulates: Yes; •TLV (ACGIH) - Threshold limit value (ACGIH): 10 mg/m3; •MAK - Maximum Allowable Concentration (Federal Republic of Germany): 4 mg/m3(inhalable fraction), 1.5 mg/m3(respirable fraction); |
| Nanomaterial Database | BARIUM SULFATE | •potential nano-scale ingredient |
| Chemicals known to be neurotoxic to humans | BARIUM COMPOUNDS | •Known to be neurotoxic to humans, suspected developmental neurotoxin |
| EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs | BARIUM SALT (1:1)SULFURIC ACID | •Toxic, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory programs |
| EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs | BARIUM COMPOUNDS -- TRI | •Toxic, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory programs |
| California Air Resources Board | BARIUM COMPOUNDS | •Skin or sense organ toxicity hazards: suspected |
| RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2005 | BARIUM SULFATE | • occupationally related - ACGIH TLV (human TWA) |
| RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2006 | BARIUM SULFATE | • occupationally related - ACGIH TLV (human TWA) |
| RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2007 | BARIUM SULFATE | • occupationally related - ACGIH TLV (human TWA) |
| RTECS®- "Vrednie chemichescie veshestva 1988 | BARIUM SULFATE | • respiratory - Fibrosis (interstitial) (rat LDLo) • respiratory - Other changes (rat LDLo) |
| RTECS®- British Journal of Cancer 1973 | BARIUM SULFATE | • cancer - respiratory tumor formations - equivocal (rat TDLo) |
| RTECS®- Gongye Weisheng Yu Zhiyebing 1986 | BARIUM SULFATE | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Micronucleus test (mouse ipr) |
| RTECS®- Gongye Weisheng Yu Zhiyebing 1986 | BARIUM SULFATE | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Micronucleus test (mouse ipr) |
references
| government/industry list/academic study | reference |
| Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| National Library of Medicine HazMap | NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2006. HazMap — Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents. |
| Nanomaterial Database | NanoWerk. 2007. Nanomaterial Database. Available online: http://www.nanowerk.com/phpscripts/n_dbsearch.php |
| Chemicals known to be neurotoxic to humans | Grandjean P and PJ Landrigan. 2006. Developmental neurotoxicity of industrial chemicals. Lancet. 2006 Dec 16;368(9553):2167-78. |
| EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs | EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1999. Toxics Release Inventory Program. PBT Chemical Rule. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | California Air Resources Board. Toxic Air Contaminant Fact Sheets. http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/tac/tac.htm. |
| RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2005 | RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2005 |
| RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2006 | RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2006 |
| RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2007 | RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2007 |
| RTECS®- "Vrednie chemichescie veshestva 1988 | RTECS®- "Vrednie chemichescie veshestva. Neorganicheskie soedinenia elementov I-IV groopp" (Hazardous substances. Inornanic substances containing I-IV group elements), Filov V.A., Chimia, 1988. -,137,1988 |
| RTECS®- British Journal of Cancer 1973 | RTECS®- British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- 28,173,1973 |
| RTECS®- Gongye Weisheng Yu Zhiyebing 1986 | RTECS®- Gongye Weisheng Yu Zhiyebing. Industrial Health and Occupational Diseases. (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) V.1- 1973- 12,77,1986 |
| RTECS®- Gongye Weisheng Yu Zhiyebing 1986 | RTECS®- Gongye Weisheng Yu Zhiyebing. Industrial Health and Occupational Diseases. (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) V.1- 12,77,1986 |
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