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methyldesorphine

CAS 16008-36-9
10

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

About

Methyldesorphine is a cosmetic ingredient used in product formulations. Exercise caution due to limited available safety data.

Methyldesorphine is a derivative of desorphine (a morphine transformation product) with significant opioid analgesic activity. It is not listed in any EU cosmetic annex, and its pharmaceutical classification as a controlled substance makes any cosmetic application entirely inappropriate. The EU cosmetics regulation prohibits pharmacologically active substances with recognised drug activity from cosmetic formulations.

Known concerns

  • Potent opioid analgesic - prohibited pharmaceutical substance
  • No cosmetic function or safety assessment
  • Controlled substance under international drug conventions
  • Not authorised in any EU cosmetic annex

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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