¿Debo evitar pyrocatechol durante el embarazo? | VeriMom

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¿Es pyrocatechol seguro durante el embarazo?

CIR/CosmeticsInfo conclude pyrocatechol (catechol) produced developmental effects after oral exposure and — because it is skin‑absorbable — the CIR Expert Panel judged it unsafe for leave‑on cosmetic use, supporting a 'suspected' reproductive hazard (consistent with H361-level concern but not H360). Dermal absorption from leave‑on products was highlighted as a significant exposure concern. (CIR/CosmeticsInfo).

¿Es pyrocatechol seguro durante la lactancia?

Same hazard level as pregnancy because developmental/repro effects were reported in experimental studies and CIR flagged safety concerns. There are no reliable data on placental/breastmilk transfer; expected exposure during topical maternal use is low‑to‑measurable for rinse‑off but higher for leave‑on — so breastfeeding exposure is assessed as low but measurable in the absence of milk transfer data.

¿Es pyrocatechol seguro para la piel del bebé?

CIR explicitly concluded pyrocatechol is unsafe for leave‑on cosmetic products because of skin absorption and developmental/carcinogenic/cocarcinogenic findings; immature infant skin raises systemic uptake, so exposure score is increased by +1 for 0–3 y infants (resulting in high exposure). No infant‑specific mechanistic evidence was identified to change hazard or mechanism scores.

¿Cómo puntúa VeriMom a pyrocatechol?

VeriMom puntúa pyrocatechol en 27/100 (riesgo alto) según el estado EU CosIng, clasificaciones ECHA y estudios PubMed.

¿Cuáles son las alternativas seguras a pyrocatechol en el embarazo?

Consulta nuestra lista de alternativas seguras a pyrocatechol según función similar y clasificación sin riesgos conocidos.