Birch tar oil

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Sources

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• PubChem Compound Database DATABASE · 2026
• IFRA Standard 51st Amendment — Birch tar oil (Betula spp.) prohibited from use in finished fragrance products applied to skin (PAH-bearing photoallergen + carcinogen framework) REGULATORY · 2024
• EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 Annex II — Birch tar (Betula tar) prohibited substance list (PAH-bearing pyrolysis distillate; carcinogen + photoallergen) REGULATORY · 2009
• IARC Monographs Volume 92 + 100D — Coal tar pitches (Group 1 Carcinogenic to Humans; birch tar shares pyrolytic-PAH chemistry framework with the canonical coal-tar carcinogen designation) REGULATORY · 2010
• Council of Europe — Active Principles in Natural Sources of Flavourings — Birch tar oil PAH content restriction framework + photoallergen profile REGULATORY · 2014
• FDA OTC Monograph — Coal Tar + Birch Tar Drug Products for Topical Use (psoriasis + eczema + dandruff finished-OTC framework limits 0.5-5% birch-tar-equivalents) REGULATORY · 2003
• § 358.710 Active ingredients for the control of dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, or psoriasis. REGULATORY
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY

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