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Isoprenaline (INN)
Safety score · 0–100
Avoid
Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.
About
Isoprenaline (inn) is a cosmetic ingredient used in product formulations. Exercise caution due to limited available safety data.
Isoprenaline (isoproterenol) is a non-selective beta-adrenergic receptor agonist used as a bronchodilator in asthma and COPD treatment. It has significant cardiovascular effects including tachycardia and arrhythmia risk. As a pharmaceutical substance with systemic pharmacological activity, it falls outside the scope of the EU cosmetics regulation and has no SCCS safety evaluation. Cosmetic use of cardiovascular-active substances is categorically prohibited in the EU cosmetics framework.
Known concerns
- Systemic cardiovascular pharmacological activity incompatible with cosmetics
- Risk of tachycardia and arrhythmia
- Pharmaceutical drug substance excluded from cosmetics regulation
- Not authorized for cosmetic use anywhere in the EU
References
EU CosIng database
European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.
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