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Active Ingredient

tetracaine

CAS 94-24-6
15

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

A potent ester-class local anaesthetic — pharmaceutical-only. Listed in EU Annex II as banned from cosmetics due to systemic toxicity, cardiac risks, and sensitisation; never appropriate as a cosmetic ingredient.

Skin benefits

  • Potent local anaesthetic effect

Known concerns

  • EU Annex II banned substance in cosmetics
  • Systemic toxicity from absorption
  • Cardiac and CNS adverse events documented

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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