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drotebanol

CAS 3176-03-2
10

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

About

Drotebanol is a cosmetic ingredient. Exercise caution due to limited available safety data.

Drotebanol (oxymethophone) is an opioid analgesic with significant abuse potential. It is controlled under the UN Single Convention on Psychotropic Substances. As an opioid with analgesic potency, it is classified as a pharmaceutical preparation that has no place in cosmetic formulations. The regulatory framework for narcotics substances explicitly prohibits their use in consumer cosmetic products.

Known concerns

  • Opioid analgesic
  • International narcotics control
  • High abuse potential
  • Prohibited in cosmetics

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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