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Piroctone Olamine

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Use restrictions (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● 1-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-6-(2,4,4-TRIMETHYLPENTYL)-2-(1H)PYRIDINONE, 2-AMINOETHANOL SALT

● 1-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-6-(2,4,4-TRIMETHYLPENTYL)PYRIDIN-2(1H)-ONE, COMPOUND WITH 2-AMINOETHANOL (1:1)

● 2-AMINOETHANOL SALT 1-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-6-(2,4,4-TRIMETHYLPENTYL)-2-(1H)PYRIDINONE

● PIROCTONE OLAMINE

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Piroctone Olamine is an amine salt.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
MODERATE

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

antiperspirant/deodorant	33 products
conditioner	25 products
shampoo	24 products
hair color and bleaching	17 products
hair styling aide	9 products
moisturizer	8 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	7 products
hair treatment/serum	7 products
shaving cream (men's)	5 products
body spray	4 products
mask	4 products
eye shadow	4 products
after shave	3 products
daily use with SPF	2 products
shaving cream	2 products
baby lotion	2 products
facial cleanser	2 products
hand sanitizer	2 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	1 products
serums & essences	1 products
damaged skin treatment	1 products
baby bubble bath	1 products
baby shampoo	1 products
makeup remover	1 products
lip balm	1 products
glitter	1 products
blush	1 products
bronzer/highlighter	1 products

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Japan - restricted for use in some types of cosmetics (concentration limit)	Japan's Standards for Cosmetics
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any	CosIng

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
29 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 2006. Standards for Cosmetics. Evaluation and Licensing Division. Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau.
European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ .
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

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