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Prohibited Substance

Methyl acrylamidomethoxyacetate, if the content of acrylamide >= 0.1%

CAS 77402-03-0 Updated
4

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

About

An acrylamide-containing monomer (residual acrylamide above 0.1%). Banned in EU cosmetics under Annex II — acrylamide is an IARC 2A probable carcinogen and a known neurotoxin.

Skin benefits

  • Not a cosmetic ingredient

Known concerns

  • EU Annex II prohibited at acrylamide >=0.1%
  • Acrylamide IARC 2A
  • Neurotoxic
  • Reprotoxic CMR

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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