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Banned Substance

morpheridine

CAS 469-81-8
1

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

Morpheridine is a morpholine-based pethidine opioid analogue and controlled narcotic, listed on EU Annex II of the Cosmetics Regulation as fully prohibited. Not a real cosmetic ingredient under any circumstance.

Skin benefits

  • No cosmetic skin benefit

Known concerns

  • EU Annex II prohibited
  • Controlled narcotic
  • Significant opioid pharmacology
  • No safe cosmetic level

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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