Pancreatin (inci)

Pancreatin, also known as pancreatin, is an enzymatically active mixture of different active ingredients extracted from the pancreas of domestic pigs. The enzyme mixture is used in cosmetic formulations.
Pancreatin acts as an emollient (makes the skin smooth and supple) and as a hair conditioning agent (makes the hair easy to comb, smooth, soft and shiny and gives it volume).

Allergological assessment
:In a few isolated cases, irritant contact dermatitis has been described (Lyon et al 1998).

1. Lyon et al (1998) Irritant contact dermatitis from pancreatin exacerbating vulvodynia. Contact dermatitis 38: 362
2. Miyoshi et al (1998): Drug eruption (erythema multiforme type) due to a digestive enzyme drug. J Dermatol 25,28-31