ALLYL CHLORIDE

📋 Quick facts

Description: ALLYL CHLORIDE — ALLYL CHLORIDE. Formula: C3H5Cl. MW: 76.52. IUPAC: 3-chloroprop-1-ene.

Quick Facts:

• Category: other
• Also Known As: Allyl chloride

Proven Benefits At A Glance:

• Allyl chloride (also called 3-chloropropene) is an industrial chemical measured in occupational health studies
• When people are exposed to allyl chloride, their bodies break it down into metabolites that appear in urine
• Urinary mercapturic acids can serve as biomarkers to track exposure to this chemical
• There are no skincare or cosmetic applications discussed in available research

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🛡️ Safety rating

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📚 Research & Evidence

🔬 The Science

Allyl chloride (AC) is an industrial chemical that has been studied primarily in occupational health contexts rather than consumer skincare. When workers are exposed to airborne allyl chloride, their bodies metabolize it, producing compounds called mercapturic acids that can be detected in urine samples (Occup Environ Med, 1997). #1: Two specific mercapturic acid metabolites have been identified—3-hydroxypropylmercapturic acid (HPMA) as a minor metabolite and allylmercapturic acid (ALMA) as a major metabolite excreted in urine following AC exposure (Occup Environ Med, 1997). #2: The concentration of ALMA measured in urine correlates strongly with airborne exposure levels to allyl chloride in occupational settings, with a correlation coefficient of 0.816, suggesting ALMA can serve as a reliable biomarker for exposure tracking (Occup Environ Med, 1997).

The research available addresses exposure monitoring in industrial workers during factory maintenance operations—not skincare efficacy, safety in cosmetics, or consumer use. There is no evidence in these sources supporting any skincare benefit or cosmetic application of allyl chloride.

📄 Related Research

Matched by search — not necessarily verified support for every statement above.

• Unknown authors (1985). Allyl chloride. IARC Monogr Eval Carcinog Risk Chem Hum.
• Lu BQ et al. (1982). Studies on the toxicity of allyl chloride. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf.
• de Rooij BM et al. (1997). Allylmercapturic acid as urinary biomarker of human exposure to allyl chloride. Occup Environ Med.

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