Is Deoxycytidine safe in cosmetics?
Deoxycytidine has a safety rating of "GOOD" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: permitted.
GOOD
Cosmetic Ingredient
Deoxycytidine
INCI: DEOXYCYTIDINE
Deoxycytidine (CAS 951-77-9) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Hair conditioning. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data.
Function
Hair conditioning
Editorial assessment
GOOD
Preliminary editorial note — not a computed safety verdict.
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
4-amino-1-[(2R,4S,5R)-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]pyrimidin-2-one
InChIKey
CKTSBUTUHBMZGZ-SHYZEUOFSA-N
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
permitted
US Notes
Permitted — not restricted under 21 CFR
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Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Deoxycytidine.
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Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Softener and conditioner
Editorial summary
Preliminary editorial summary for Deoxycytidine — not a computed safety verdict. See the sourced toxicological data above.
Chemical Function
Softener and conditioner
Regulatory Lists
pharmaceutical
Canada; pharmaceutical
Canada; pharmaceutical
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
Compound
DOXECITINE
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL66115
Max Phase
2
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Deoxycytidine allowed in the EU?
Deoxycytidine EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Deoxycytidine do in cosmetics?
Deoxycytidine functions as: Hair conditioning. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 951-77-9.
Is Deoxycytidine used outside cosmetics?
Deoxycytidine also appears in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
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