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Toxicological information

Skin sensitisation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA)
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across based on grouping of substances (category approach)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: The study results have been reported in a review and it was not possible to evaluate the original study.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Final report on the safety assessment of glycolic acid, ammonium, calcium, potassium, and sodium glycolates, methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl glycolates, and lactic acid, ammonium, calcium, potassium, sodium and tea-lactates, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and
Author:
Cosmetic Ingredient Review
Year:
1998
Bibliographic source:
ESLUR, 1994, as cited by International Journal of Toxicology, 17(Suppl. 1):1-3.

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
Modified Draize test in which the intradermal injection challenge was 3% and the topical application challenge was 60%.
GLP compliance:
not specified
Type of study:
Draize test

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Glycollic acid
EC Number:
201-180-5
EC Name:
Glycollic acid
Cas Number:
79-14-1
Molecular formula:
C2H4O3
IUPAC Name:
glycol acid
Constituent 2
Reference substance name:
2-hydroxyacetic acid
IUPAC Name:
2-hydroxyacetic acid
Constituent 3
Reference substance name:
Glycolic Acid
IUPAC Name:
Glycolic Acid
Test material form:
not specified

In vivo test system

Test animals

Species:
other: not specified

Study design: in vivo (non-LLNA)

No. of animals per dose:
not specified

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

Glycolic Acid was not a sensitizer.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not sensitising
Remarks:
Migrated information
Conclusions:
In a modified Draize test (species and number of animals not stated) in which the intradermal injection challenge was 3% and the topical application challenge was 60%, Glycolic Acid was not a sensitizer.