Bleach (household concentration: less than 6% sodium hypochlorite and less than 0.5% sodium hydroxide)
Body conditioners
Bubble bath soaps (detergents)†
Candles
Carbowax (polyethylene glycol)
Carboxymethylcellulose (dehydrating material packed with film, books, and other products)
Castor oil
Cetyl alcohol (also called palmityl oil, a substance used in certain cosmetic products such as shampoos and conditioners)
Chalk (calcium carbonate)
Colognes
Contraceptives
Corticosteroids (applied to the skin)
Cosmetics
Crayons
Deodorants
Deodorizers, spray and refrigerant
Diaper rash cream and ointment
Dry cell battery (alkaline)
Fabric softeners
Glow products, such as glow sticks and glow necklaces
Glycerol
Glyceryl monostearate
Graphite
Gums (such as acacia, agar, and ghatti)
Hand lotions and creams
Hydrogen peroxide (3% medicinal)
Incense
Indelible markers
Ink (the amount in a ballpoint pen)
Iodide salts
Kaolin
Lanolin
“Lead” pencils (which are really made of graphite)
Linoleic acid
Linseed oil (not boiled)
Magic markers
Matches
Methylcellulose
Mineral oil†
Modeling clay
Newspaper
Paint (water color or water-based)
Perfumes
Petroleum jelly
Plant food (household)
Polyethylene glycols, such as polyethylene glycol stearate
Polysorbate
Putty
Sachets (essential oils, powders)
Shaving creams and lotions
Silica (silicon dioxide)
Soap and soap products (including hand soap)
Spermaceti
Starch and sizing
Stearic acid
Sunscreens
Talc (except when inhaled)
Titanium dioxide
Toothpaste with or without fluoride
Triacetin (glyceryl triacetate)
Vitamins (children’s multiple with or without iron)
Vitamins (multiple without iron)
Wax or paraffin
Zinc oxide
Zirconium oxide
* Almost any substance can be toxic if ingested in sufficient amounts.
† Moderately viscous (thick) substances like oils and detergents are not toxic if ingested but can cause significant lung injury if they are inhaled or aspirated into the lungs.