Caredermis

Piroctone Olamine

No flags

anti-dandruff

Is Piroctone Olamine safe?

Piroctone Olamine has no safety flags in our database and is generally considered low-risk at cosmetic use levels.

In plain language

The modern dandruff active that replaced zinc pyrithione in EU shampoos; effective with a clean safety profile.

A Caredermis plain-language explanation to help you read the label — not a regulator statement. The sourced facts are the classifications and status shown on this page.

Official regulatory status

Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.

EU-permitted preservative (max a) 1.0% b) 0.5%)

EU SCCS safety opinions

  • · Opinion concerning Restrictions on Materials listed in annex VI of Directive 76/768/EEC on Cosmetic Products
  • · Opinion on Piroctone Olamine and its monoethanolamine salt
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Guidance by skin profile

Caredermis editorial guidance based on the concerns above — checked against the official records on every build, but not itself a regulator statement.

  • Sensitive skinNo specific concern
  • Oily & acne-proneNo specific concern
  • Dry skinNo specific concern
  • PregnancyNo specific concern
  • Babies & kidsNo specific concern
  • Eczema-proneNo specific concern

Sources

Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists Piroctone Olamine — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.

See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.

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