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Prohibited Substance

Dryvax (Smallpox Vaccine)

Updated
5

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

About

A live-virus smallpox vaccine. Banned in EU cosmetics under Annex II — vaccines and live biological agents are pharmaceutical products and not permitted in personal care.

Skin benefits

  • Not a cosmetic ingredient

Known concerns

  • EU Annex II prohibited
  • Live vaccinia virus
  • Pharmaceutical biological
  • Not for cosmetic use

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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