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INDENE

CAS 95-13-6
15

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

A reactive aromatic hydrocarbon - flammable, an irritant, and aspiration-toxic. Not appropriate as a free cosmetic ingredient; only its polymerized copolymer forms are used in cosmetics.

Function

PERFUMING

Skin benefits

  • No legitimate cosmetic benefit as monomer
  • Used only as polymer building block in some film formers

Known concerns

  • GHS H226 flammable
  • H304 may be fatal if swallowed and enters airways
  • H315 skin irritation
  • H319 serious eye irritation
  • H411 toxic to aquatic life

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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