silica, crystalline (airborne particles of respirable size)
Severity 8/10cosmetic ingredient
Is silica, crystalline (airborne particles of respirable size) safe?
silica, crystalline (airborne particles of respirable size) carries significant published concerns (cancer concern).
Documented concerns
Each concern below is drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓
Cancer concern
8/10Classified by California Prop 65 (cancer).
Official regulatory status
Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.
Sources
Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists silica, crystalline (airborne particles of respirable size) — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.
See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.
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