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SODIUM CYANATE

CAS 917-61-3 Updated
18

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

About

An inorganic cyanate salt with GHS acute toxicity and irritation hazards. Has no realistic role in consumer cosmetics and is on EU restricted-substance lists; treat any presence as a red flag.

Function

NOT REPORTED

Skin benefits

  • Primarily a processing aid

Known concerns

  • GHS acute oral toxicity
  • GHS skin and eye irritation
  • Decomposes to cyanate/cyanide species under heat
  • Unsuited to consumer cosmetics

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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