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DISODIUM SELENITE
Safety score · 0–100
Avoid
Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.
About
An inorganic selenium salt with documented systemic toxicity at low doses. Suitable only for tightly controlled nutritional use, not topical cosmetics — EU CLP carries acute and reproductive flags.
Function
Skin benefits
- Trace selenium source in nutritional contexts
Known concerns
- GHS acute oral toxicity
- Reproductive toxicity flag
- EU CLP-listed STOT
- Not suited to topical cosmetics
References
EU CosIng database
European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.
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