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Banned toxic metal salt

CADMIUM CYANIDE

CAS 542-83-6
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Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

A highly toxic cadmium cyanide salt used in industrial plating that is absolutely banned from cosmetics. It combines carcinogenic cadmium with acutely lethal cyanide, posing extreme hazard.

Function

NOT REPORTED

Skin benefits

  • Historical industrial use in electroplating baths
  • Provides cadmium ions in specialty chemistry applications

Known concerns

  • Acute lethal toxicity due to cyanide ion release
  • Cadmium is a Category 1B carcinogen and renal toxicant
  • Banned in EU cosmetics under Annex II
  • Severe environmental hazard requiring hazardous waste handling

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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