Ingredient profile
Coal Tar
Raters disagreeantimicrobialanti-seborrheicdenaturantCAS 8007-45-2
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Caution
—
Concern
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
California Proposition 65
Government
US NTP Report on Carcinogens
Government
IARC Monographs
Government
EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Government
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Concern
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Crude and refined coal tars are prohibited in cosmetics; a complex carcinogenic mixture. (Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist)
- Concern
California Proposition 65
Government
Coal tar (used in some anti-dandruff and psoriasis products) is a complex mixture listed as a carcinogen. (California Proposition 65 (OEHHA))
- Concern
US NTP Report on Carcinogens
Also screened — not on these lists
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
BannedProhibited as a cosmetic ingredient in this jurisdiction.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited)Listed in Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 420) — prohibited as an ingredient in cosmetic products.
- ECHA (EU CLP Regulation) · EU CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3 (harmonised classification, ECHA export): Carc. 1ACarries an EU harmonised classification (Carc. 1A) — a definite (category 1A/1B) carcinogen, mutagen or reproductive toxicant under CLP Annex VI, index 648-081-00-7. A hazard classification, not proof of harm at the level used.
Canada
BannedProhibited as a cosmetic ingredient in this jurisdiction.
Notes
- Prop 65-listed
- NTP known carcinogen
- IARC carcinogen (Group 1)
- Health Canada Hotlist — prohibited
