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DATURA STRAMONIUM POWDER
Safety score · 0–100
Avoid
Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.
About
Jimson weed powder. Loaded with tropane alkaloids and explicitly banned from cosmetics in the EU — not a legitimate skin-care ingredient.
Datura stramonium (jimson weed, thorn apple) produces the tropane alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine throughout the plant. These are potent anticholinergic drugs capable of causing mydriasis, tachycardia, delirium, and death on overdose. The EU Cosmetics Regulation explicitly lists Datura stramonium and its preparations in Annex II (prohibited substances). There is no SCCS opinion supporting cosmetic use. Although some traditional-medicine contexts use the plant, alkaloid content varies by plant part and season by several orders of magnitude, making dose control impossible in cosmetic manufacture. Dermal absorption of tropane alkaloids is well documented (transdermal scopolamine is a medical dosage form). No cosmetic benefit has been demonstrated that would offset this hazard.
Skin benefits
- None established
Known concerns
- EU Annex II prohibited
- Tropane alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine, hyoscyamine)
- Human poisoning literature
- Uncontrollable dose in plant material
References
EU CosIng database
European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.
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