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morphine

CAS 57-27-2
3

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

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

Morphine is a phenanthrene alkaloid that acts on mu-opioid receptors to produce analgesia. It is listed in EU Annex II (Regulation 1223/2009) as a prohibited cosmetic ingredient and is a Schedule I controlled substance under the 1961 UN Single Convention on Psychotropic Substances. Possesses severe respiratory depression risk.

Known concerns

  • EU Annex II — prohibited in cosmetics
  • Schedule I controlled substance
  • Severe respiratory depression risk
  • High addiction potential

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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