Beauty ingredient · Preservative
Octylisothiazolinone
An isothiazolinone biocide.
- Isothiazolinone preservative
- Preservative
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points octylisothiazolinone costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Contact allergenStrong evidence
Isothiazolinones are a recognized cause of allergic contact dermatitis, and sensitization to newer ones such as this has been reported. [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (3)
- oit
- octylisothiazolinone
- 2 octyl 4 isothiazolin 3 one
Sources
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Isothiazolinone derivatives and allergic contact dermatitis: a review and update
“Moreover, sensitization to newer and lesser known isothiazolinones has been reported.”
doi.org