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Deoxyribonuclease

CAS 9003-98-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Deoxyribonuclease in plain language

What it is

Also known as Desoxyribonuclease · Deoxyribonuclease i · Bovine deoxyribonuclease · Deoxyribonuclease i bovine · Bovine pancreatic deoxyribonuclease · Pancreatic dornase

Show all 13 names

Deanase · Dinase · Dornavac · Nuclease, deoxyribo- · desoxyribonucnlease · dnase 1 deoxyribonuclease i · free alkali

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent.

  • Skin conditioning
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Deoxyribonuclease appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as protein.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 12 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 12 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Deoxyribonuclease. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Deoxyribonuclease yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-08-31

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Deoxyribonuclease in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

12

Named organisations

3

Food and drugPersonal care

Typical roles

Skin conditioningConditioner
See products using Deoxyribonuclease →