Ingredient profile
Sodium Borate
Raters disagreebufferingCAS 1330-43-4CAS 1303-96-4
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as SODIUM BORATE, sodium borate.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
—
Caution
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Concern
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Government
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Concern
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Listed in Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 1396) — prohibited as an ingredient in cosmetic products. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited))
- Concern
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
A borate salt carrying the same reproductive-toxicity classification as boric acid. (EU CLP Annex VI (CMR classification) (Repr 1B))
- Concern
Also screened — not on these lists
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
BannedProhibited as a cosmetic ingredient in this jurisdiction.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited)Listed in Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 1396) — prohibited as an ingredient in cosmetic products.
- ECHA (EU CLP Regulation) · EU CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3 (harmonised classification, ECHA export): Repr. 1BCarries an EU harmonised classification (Repr. 1B) — a definite (category 1A/1B) carcinogen, mutagen or reproductive toxicant under CLP Annex VI, index 005-011-00-4. A hazard classification, not proof of harm at the level used.
- ECHA (REACH) · ECHA Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (REACH)Borax, a traditional emulsifier/buffer, is identified as toxic to reproduction.
Canada
Restricted
Notes
- Reproductive-toxicant concern
- EU-prohibited
- EU harmonised CMR (cat. 1)
- Health Canada Hotlist — restricted
