Tristen Gamboa

Nidhal Dawood
Elijah Miller
BeAuTY: A Chemical Analysis
Ingredient Substitution Tables
Equate: Sterile Multi-Purpose Solution
Ingredient
Hydroxyalkylphosphonate
(Hydranate)

Substitution for Active

Ingredient
Sodium chloride

Reason for
Substitution
Safe to use!
No substitution required

Non-Toxic
Boric Acid

No substitution required

No substitution required
Moderately Toxic:
If

ingested, inhaled, or
exposed to skin in large
amounts
Edetate Disodium

Sodium chloride

Polyoxyethylene
Polyoxypropylene

Highly Toxic:
If
ingested or inhaled,
can cause irritation to
skin, eyes, lungs, and
gastrointestinal
system. May also cause
reproductive or
behavioral problems
Highly Toxic?:
(Allowable at 25
micrometers or less)

Ethylenediamine

Sodium chloride

Highly Toxic:
Possible
carcinogen and
endocrine disruptor

Sodium Borate

No substitution required

Safe to use!
No substitution required

Sodium Chloride

No substitution required

Safe to use!
No substitution required

Polyaminopropyl

Safe to use!

Biguanide

Low Toxicity:
Skin and
eye irritation at
concentrations higher
than 0.3%

Sources used to find Substitutions (please list below):

Biotrue (by Bausch And Lomb) Multi-Purpose Solution

Ingredient

Substitution for Active

Ingredient

Reason for
Substitution

Hyaluronan

Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic

Sulfobetaine

(Zwitterionic detergents)
Maintains the state of
good proteins and
prevents further changes

Poloxamine

Non-Toxic?

Boric Acid

No substitution required

No substitution required
Moderately Toxic:
If

ingested, inhaled, or
exposed to skin in large
amounts
Sodium Borate

No substitution required

Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic

Edetate Disodium

Sodium chloride

Highly Toxic:
If
ingested or inhaled,
can cause irritation to
skin, eyes, lungs, and
gastrointestinal
system. May also cause
reproductive or
behavioral problems

Sodium Chloride

No substitution required

Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic

Polyaminopropyl
Biguanide

Safe to use!
Low Toxicity:
Skin and
eye irritation at
concentrations higher
than 0.3%

Polyquaternium

Highly Toxic:
Has been
linked to cause cancer
(possible carcinogen)

Sources used to find Substitutions (please list below):

OPTI-FREE RepleniSH Multi-Purpose Disinfection Solution

Ingredients
Sodium Citrate

Substitution for
Active Ingredient

Reason for
Substitution

No substitution required

Safe to use!
No substitution required

Low Toxicity:
May
interact with aluminum
salts causing them to
be more toxic
Sodium Chloride

No substitution required

Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic

Sodium Borate

No substitution required

Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic

Propylene Glycol

Safe to use!
Practically
Non-Toxicity:
At
cosmetic grade, PG is
safe to be used in
concentrations of 50% or
lower (Recognized by
FDA GRAS list, World
Health Org, and CIREP)
4/10
Moderately
Hazard

Ethylenediaminetriacetic Citric acid

Acid (EDTA)

Highly Toxic:
EDTA is

safe when used as a

prescription medicine,

as eye drops, and in

small amounts as a
preservative in foods.
Can cause abdominal
cramps, nausea,
vomiting, diarrhea,
headache, low blood
pressure, skin
problems, and fever.
Polyquaternium

Highly Toxic:
Has been
linked to cause cancer
(possible carcinogen)

Myristamidopropyl
dimethylamine

Safe to use!
No substitution required
Non-Toxic

Sources used to find Substitutions (please list below):