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Nidhal Dawood
Elijah Miller
BeAuTY: A Chemical Analysis
Ingredient Substitution Tables
Equate: Sterile Multi-Purpose Solution
Ingredient
Hydroxyalkylphosphonate
(Hydranate)
Reason for
Substitution
Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic
Boric Acid
No substitution required
No substitution required
Moderately Toxic:
If
ingested, inhaled, or
exposed to skin in large
amounts
Edetate Disodium
Sodium chloride
Polyoxyethylene
Polyoxypropylene
Highly Toxic:
If
ingested or inhaled,
can cause irritation to
skin, eyes, lungs, and
gastrointestinal
system. May also cause
reproductive or
behavioral problems
Highly Toxic?:
(Allowable at 25
micrometers or less)
Ethylenediamine
Sodium chloride
Highly Toxic:
Possible
carcinogen and
endocrine disruptor
Sodium Borate
No substitution required
Safe to use!
No substitution required
Sodium Chloride
No substitution required
Safe to use!
No substitution required
Polyaminopropyl
Safe to use!
Biguanide
Low Toxicity:
Skin and
eye irritation at
concentrations higher
than 0.3%
Ingredient
Reason for
Substitution
Hyaluronan
Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic
Sulfobetaine
(Zwitterionic detergents)
Maintains the state of
good proteins and
prevents further changes
Poloxamine
Non-Toxic?
Boric Acid
No substitution required
No substitution required
Moderately Toxic:
If
ingested, inhaled, or
exposed to skin in large
amounts
Sodium Borate
No substitution required
Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic
Edetate Disodium
Sodium chloride
Highly Toxic:
If
ingested or inhaled,
can cause irritation to
skin, eyes, lungs, and
gastrointestinal
system. May also cause
reproductive or
behavioral problems
Sodium Chloride
No substitution required
Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic
Polyaminopropyl
Biguanide
Safe to use!
Low Toxicity:
Skin and
eye irritation at
concentrations higher
than 0.3%
Polyquaternium
Highly Toxic:
Has been
linked to cause cancer
(possible carcinogen)
Substitution for
Active Ingredient
Reason for
Substitution
No substitution required
Safe to use!
No substitution required
Low Toxicity:
May
interact with aluminum
salts causing them to
be more toxic
Sodium Chloride
No substitution required
Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic
Sodium Borate
No substitution required
Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic
Propylene Glycol
Safe to use!
Practically
Non-Toxicity:
At
cosmetic grade, PG is
safe to be used in
concentrations of 50% or
lower (Recognized by
FDA GRAS list, World
Health Org, and CIREP)
4/10
Moderately
Hazard
Highly Toxic:
EDTA is
Highly Toxic:
Has been
linked to cause cancer
(possible carcinogen)
Myristamidopropyl
dimethylamine
Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic