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Pilocarpine and its salts

CAS 92-13-7
20

Safety score · 0–100

Caution

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

About

Pilocarpine And Its Salts is a cosmetic ingredient used in product formulations. Exercise caution due to limited available safety data.

Pilocarpine is a muscarinic receptor agonist with potent pharmacological activity affecting salivation, sweating, and pupil constriction. It is not listed on any EU Annex but functions as a pharmacologically active substance with no adequate safety data for topical cosmetic application. The EU SCCS has not assessed this ingredient for cosmetic safety.

Known concerns

  • Pharmacologically active alkaloid with no cosmetic safety assessment
  • May cause systemic effects via skin absorption
  • Not approved as a cosmetic ingredient by any regulatory authority

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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