aToxiq rating: Avoid — Flagged Avoid
Ingredient science card

Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA / PFAS)

Concern
Forever Chemical / Bio-Accumulative Toxicant
Category
Household & Cosmetics
CAS
335-67-1
Also listed as
PFAS, PTFE, TEFLON, PERFLUOROOCTANOATE, perfluorooctanoic acid, acide perfluorooctanoïque
Impact

Neuro-Health & Life Force

Neuro-Health

Extremely resistant chemical bonds that never degrade in human body; causes immune suppression, liver toxicity, brain developmental deficits, and kidney cancer.

“Life Force”

No whole-body findings recorded.

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