Caredermis

Toluene

Severity 6/10

solvent (nail products)

Is Toluene safe?

Toluene carries moderate concerns worth knowing about (hormone disruption, irritation).

In plain language

A nail-polish solvent being phased out by '3-free' brands; the main risk is inhaling fumes, particularly for salon workers and during pregnancy.

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.

Documented concerns

Each concern below is drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓

Hormone disruption

5/10

EU CLP reproductive toxicant (Repr. 2) and California Prop 65 developmental toxicant.

Irritation

6/10

Neurological and respiratory irritant in poorly ventilated use.

Official regulatory status

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

CIR: safe as used (with qualifications)EU cosmetics: RestrictedIARC Group 3EU CLP: Repr. 2California Prop 65: developmental

EU SCCS safety opinions

  • · Opinion on Toluene (its use as a solvent in nail cosmetics)
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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
  • PregnancyBest avoided
  • Babies & kidsBest avoided
  • Eczema-proneNo specific concern

Sources

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

CIR conclusion from the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Quick Reference Table — cir-safety.org (snapshot in data/sources/)(point-in-time snapshot; CIR's live record may have been updated since).

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

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