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Is Creosote Oil vegetarian?

Creosote Oil

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Creosote oil is a distillate of coal tar, historically used as a wood preservative and antiseptic; restricted in cosmetics due to carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon content such as benzo[a]pyrene.

INCI name Creosote Oil
CAS number 61789-28-4
EC number 263-047-8
CosIng ID 29427
Last reviewed 9 July 2026

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