RESORCINOL
- Cosmetics Caution
What is RESORCINOL?
Resorcinol is mainly used in hair dyes to help create the colour. EU safety experts found normal use well within safe limits, but it can cause a skin allergy — itching, redness or a rash — in some people. Keep it away from your eyes and don't use it on broken or irritated skin.
Allergen alert. Resorcinol is a skin sensitizer that can cause allergic contact dermatitis. Yasno shows an allergen alert when this ingredient appears on a label you scan. It can only point out allergens it finds. It never says a product is free of one.
What is Yasno’s verdict on RESORCINOL?
Yasno’s verdict on RESORCINOL: Caution. Some evidence of a concern, it depends on the amount, or it is genuinely worth knowing. A Caution always has a specific, sourced reason.
Is RESORCINOL allowed in the EU?
EU status of RESORCINOL: Restricted in cosmetics (limits and conditions apply). Conditions and limits come from the regulation cited below. Yasno summarises them and does not replace the legal text.
| Where | EU | US |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetics | Restricted in cosmetics (limits and conditions apply) | Not recorded |
Reference: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III (entry 22)
What else is it called?
- 1,3-benzenediol
Sources
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products — Annex III, European Union, 2009
- SCCS Opinion on Resorcinol, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), 2022
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