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OVEX

CAS 80-33-1 Updated
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Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

About

Chlorfenson — a legacy organochlorine acaricide, never an appropriate cosmetic ingredient. Listed in the EU cosmetics ban list (Annex II); persistent in the environment and toxicologically problematic.

Function

ANTIMICROBIAL

Skin benefits

  • No legitimate cosmetic function

Known concerns

  • Organochlorine acaricide/pesticide — not a cosmetic ingredient
  • Listed on EU Annex II (banned in cosmetics)
  • Persistent and ecotoxic
  • Carcinogenicity concerns historically

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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