Information on irritancy is useful to formulators, especially the key term that describes the degree of irritancy to skin or eyes. It is important to formulators from the standpoint of both:

• worker safety and
• product development.

In CleanGredients^®, data are required if known (i.e. information on MSDS). Reporting of information on respiratory irritation is not required for surfactants. It was noted that any powder would be irritating to the lungs if inhaled.

Enter the hazard category associated with the ingredient/component. Include reference and test method.

1. Enter "Corrosive" if designated on MSDS as corrosive, or meets the criteria for GHS Classification Category 1: Irreversible effects. See GHS document for guidance.
2. Enter "Irritating" if designated on MSDS as an Irritant, or meets the criteria for GHS Classification Category 2 or 3. See GHS document for guidance.
3. Enter "Non-irritating" if designated on MSDS as non-irritating, or does not meet the criteria for GHS Classification Category 3. See GHS document for guidance.