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Banned Substance

Daminozide

CAS 1596-84-5 Updated
3

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

About

Daminozide (Alar) is an agricultural plant-growth regulator, not a cosmetic ingredient. EU Annex II bans pesticides like this from cosmetics. Famous for the 1989 Alar apple-residue scare.

Skin benefits

  • Not applicable — banned in cosmetics

Known concerns

  • EU Annex II banned
  • Plant pesticide, not for cosmetics
  • Metabolizes to UDMH (suspected carcinogen)
  • No cosmetic safety dossier

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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