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Prohibited rubber chemical

1,3-Diphenylguanidine

CAS 102-06-7
12

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

An industrial rubber vulcanisation accelerator that is reprotoxic and a suspected endocrine disruptor. It is prohibited in EU cosmetics and has no legitimate role in personal care products.

Skin benefits

  • No cosmetic benefit; rubber vulcanisation accelerator
  • Industrial chemical only

Known concerns

  • Suspected endocrine disruptor on ECHA SVHC list
  • Reproductive toxicity (CLP Repr. 1B)
  • Skin sensitizer
  • EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II prohibited substance
  • Aquatic toxicity

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry: regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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