Hydrofluorocarbon 152a
Safety Information
Scientific data supporting the safety of hydrofluorocarbon 152a as used in cosmetics and personal care products was last published in 2022 by the Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety (Expert Panel), concluding that it is safe in the present practices of use and concentration in cosmetics. The Panel noted that the European Union has issued regulations restricting the use of fluorinated gases in personal care and household products. The regulations are directed toward the protection of the global environment, which falls outside of the Panel’s purview of personal use safety.
Potential adverse effects during normal use of cosmetic spray products are unlikely due to the chemical and physical properties of this spray propellantCompressed gases that are used to expel products from aerosols. ingredient. Hydrofluorocarbon 152a is a largely inert gas that rapidly volatilizes and disperses upon application. Therefore, if it is incidentally inhaled during use and absorbed into the bloodstream, it is quickly cleared from the body through exhalation.
Extensive short- and long-term inhalation safety studies, conducted at concentrations significantly higher than those consumers would ever be exposed to during cosmetic use, indicate that the use of hydrofluorocarbon 152a in cosmetic spray products will not cause adverse health effects when used as directed.