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Data: Good

Cyanamide

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low_moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high), and Occupational hazards (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● CH2N2

● KSC236A4T

● H2NCN;

● F8881-3984

● WLN: ZCN

● CHEMBL56279

● EC 206-992-3

● 4-03-00-00145 (BEILSTEIN HANDBOOK REFERENCE)

● DTXSID9034490

● $L^{1}-AZANYLFORMONITRILE

Unacceptable

Unacceptable: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
MODERATE

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
HIGH

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

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Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Possible human dermal toxicant or allergen	EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes
Limited evidence of immune system toxicity or allergies	US National Library of Medicine,

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Wildlife and environmental toxicity	EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes
Suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada
Suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as any irritant	EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes
Classified as eye and skin irritant	EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as toxic or harmful	EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful	Environment Canada

Occupational hazards

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Allowed workplace exposures restricted to low doses	EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Violation of government restrictions - Banned or found unsafe for use in cosmetics	EU Cosmetics Directive

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes
US National Library of Medicine,
Environment Canada
EU Cosmetics Directive

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG Verified^® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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