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PHENOXYETHANOL

FDA MoCRA Contact Allergen Flagged Fungal Acne Safe

Broad-spectrum synthetic preservative used to prevent microbial growth.

PHENOXYETHANOL is catalogued in INCIDB under the CosIng functional class of Preservative, registered under CAS number 122-99-6. Within the free INCIDB sample partition it is mapped to 9 indexed formulations spanning 5 product categories (Cleanser, Moisturizer, Serum, Skincare, Toner), climbing to concentration rank #5 in Witch Hazel Facial Toner Uncented. It carries a comedogenic rating of 0.0/5.0, indicating no expected pore-clogging activity. It is flagged as an FDA MoCRA contact allergen, so patch testing is advised for sensitive users.

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER
122-99-6
COSING PRIMARY FUNCTION
Preservative
COMEDOGENIC RATING
0.0 / 5.0
COMMON SYNONYM
Phenoxyethanol

Sample Commercial Formulations with PHENOXYETHANOL

Verified concentration ranks from the free INCIDB sample partition. Full data mapping covers 19,645 commercial formulations.

PRODUCT NAME CATEGORY CONCENTRATION RANK
Good Genes All-In-One Lactic Acid Treatment Skincare Rank #11
Daytox Cleansing Foam Cleanser Rank #9
VITA Skincare Rank #16
Cosmetic Product 07658303 Skincare Rank #15
Papaya Clean Anti Blemish Facewash Skincare Rank #17
Witch Hazel Facial Toner Uncented Toner Rank #5
Dove Nourishing Body Care Intensiva Piel Extra Seca Skincare Rank #8
Thanks To Nature Shaving Cream Tube 250mL Moisturizer Rank #12

Query PHENOXYETHANOL via PyArrow Parquet

Filter sub-second high-performance columnar Parquet files across all 19,645 beauty formulations.

import pyarrow.parquet as pq

# Load normalized INCI ingredients dataset
ingredients = pq.read_table('ingredients.parquet').to_pandas()

# Locate exact compound ID and regulatory flags
target = ingredients[ingredients['inci_name'] == "PHENOXYETHANOL"]
print(target[['ingredient_id', 'cas_number', 'is_common_allergen']])
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