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Banned Substance

Digitaline and all heterosides of Digitalis purpurea L.

CAS 752-61-4 Updated
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Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

About

Digitalin and other heterosides of foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). Powerful cardiac glycosides that are explicitly banned from cosmetics by EU Annex II.

Skin benefits

  • No cosmetic benefit; banned under EU Annex II

Known concerns

  • EU Annex II prohibition
  • Cardiac glycoside with narrow therapeutic index
  • History of fatalities even in medical use

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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