Animal experiments and human tests have shown that the substance is potentially allergenic and may cause cross-reactions with other acrylates for exposed people. Cross-reaction is a term used for the phenomenon which is the cause of an allergic reaction to one substance due to an already existing allergy to another similar substance.

Even though there has been cases reported on allergic reactions to the substancethis is rarely seen with the substance concentrations which are found in cosmetics.The substance is a known allergen.

The substance can irritate the respiratory tract. Substances that can irritate the respiratory tract are allowed in products with Asthma-Allergy Denmark?s allergy labelling The Blue Label or Asthma Allergy Nordic but we require that the total concentration of irritants is low and we conduct an individual assessment of the product considering the use and the amount of the substance that the consumer will be exposed to.For all products with Asthma-Allergy Denmark?s allergy labelling The Blue Label or Asthma Allergy Nordic we require that the drops must be above a limit in size if spray/pump is used. The exposure for the substance depends on how large or small the droplet is.