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Phenaglycodol (INN)

CAS 79-93-6
10

Safety score · 0–100

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About

Phenaglycodol (inn) is a cosmetic ingredient used in product formulations. Exercise caution due to limited available safety data.

Phenaglycodol is a CNS depressant drug historically used as a sedative and anxiolytic. It is not listed in any EU cosmetic annex and has no established safe use in topical formulations. As a pharmacologically active compound with neurological effects, it is considered prohibited in cosmetic products under EU Regulation 1223/2009, which excludes substances with recognised pharmaceutical activity from cosmetic formulation.

Known concerns

  • CNS-active pharmaceutical compound
  • No cosmetic safety evaluation on record
  • Not authorised in any EU cosmetic annex
  • Potential neurological effects

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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