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Surfactant

AMMONIUM C6-16 PERFLUOROALKYLETHYL PHOSPHATE

CAS 65530-72-5 / 65530-71-4 / 65530-70-3
18

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

A perfluoroalkyl phosphate surfactant — a PFAS. EU regulators are progressively banning PFAS in cosmetics over environmental persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity concerns. Treated as serious-concern, avoid.

Function

SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

Skin benefits

  • No legitimate cosmetic benefit justifying PFAS use

Known concerns

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) — extreme environmental persistence
  • Bioaccumulative and persistent in humans
  • EU restricting PFAS in cosmetics — Annex II/III actions ongoing
  • Long-chain PFAS associated with toxicity (liver, immune, reproductive)

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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