Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
Disodium sulfide
(a) Alkali sulphides (b) Alkaline earth sulphides is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.
Research docs0Claims0Sources6FunctionDepilatoryIdentifierDTXSID0029636
Concern score
70/100High concern based on regulatory listings.
Well researched
How we scored this
The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 70/100 (high) · high confidence.
Regional restrictions
- EU — restricted · Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: (a) Depilatories (b) Depilatories Maximum concentration: (a) 2% (as sulphur) (b) 6% (as sulphur) Other conditions: pH Conditions of use and warnings: (a) (b) Keep out of reach of children Avoid contact with eyes
Where it appears
Prevalence of Disodium sulfide in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
31
Brands
5
Furniture and furnishingsLaboratory suppliesFood and drugCleaning and safety
Typical roles
Depilatory
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
Linked research
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
EU
EC
Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: (a) Depilatories (b) Depilatories Maximum concentration: (a) 2% (as sulphur) (b) 6% (as sulphur) Other conditions: pH Conditions of use and warnings: (a) (b) Keep out of reach of children Avoid contact with eyes
Effective: 2010-10-17View source →
US
EPA
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 31 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Laboratory supplies, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Depilatory.
Effective: august 17, 2018View source →