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ACORUS CALAMUS ROOT POWDER

10

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

About

A powdered sweet-flag root used for exfoliation. The plant is strongly tied to beta-asarone safety concerns, which overwhelms any scrub benefit.

Acorus calamus root can contain beta-asarone, a compound with long-standing carcinogenicity concerns and regulatory baggage. Because this ingredient is the powdered root itself rather than a highly characterized purified fraction, it deserves a very low score despite its exfoliating role.

Function

EXFOLIATING

Known concerns

  • Possible physical irritation
  • Possible plant allergy
  • Beta-asarone carcinogenicity concern
  • Possible regulatory restriction

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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