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petroleum distillate (prohibited in cosmetics)

Gasoline, pyrolysis, hydrogenated, if it contains > 0.1% w/w benzene

CAS 94114-03-1
2

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

A hydrogenated pyrolysis gasoline stream containing more than 0.1 percent benzene, prohibited as a cosmetic ingredient in the EU due to benzene carcinogenicity and accompanying aromatic impurities.

Skin benefits

  • Functions as a hydrocarbon feedstock in petrochemical refining
  • Has industrial relevance for fuel blending and steam-cracker streams

Known concerns

  • Contains more than 0.1 percent benzene, a Group 1 carcinogen
  • Listed in EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II as prohibited from cosmetic products
  • Reprotoxic and mutagenic hazards inherent to benzene-rich naphthas
  • Pyrolysis gasoline streams also contain PAHs and other carcinogenic impurities

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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