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Antioxidant

TRIS(TETRAMETHYLHYDROXYPIPERIDINOL) CITRATE

CAS 220410-74-2 Updated
70

Safety score · 0–100

Fine

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

About

A citrate salt of three hindered-amine piperidinol units, marketed as an antioxidant and stabiliser in cosmetics. The class has decades of use in polymers but specific skin-care data is thin.

Function

UV ABSORBER

Skin benefits

  • Marketed as a HALS-style antioxidant for cosmetics
  • Stabilises formulations against oxidation
  • Skin-conditioning effects claimed

Known concerns

  • Limited independent toxicology data
  • HALS-class compounds historically used as polymer stabilisers, not skin actives

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

PC

PubChem

U.S. NIH compound data, GHS hazard codes and toxicity literature.

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