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Ingredient register

Clobetasol Propionate

Avoid Prohibited substance Cosmetics and personal care

Decode Label flags Clobetasol Propionate as a high concern in cosmetics and personal care (prohibited substance). It was not found in any of the 912 published products we have analysed.

The concern

Prescription steroid - must not be in a cosmetic

Clobetasol and other potent corticosteroids are prescription drugs. They are recurrently found illegally in "fairness" and "skin-repair" creams and cause skin thinning, acne and adrenal suppression with prolonged use. A cosmetic that lists one is mislabelled or illegal.

Most relevant to

Anyone using this regularly Children People who are pregnant

Cited authority

India Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 (prescription-only drugs); EU Regulation 1223/2009 Annex II

Not found in this catalogue

0 of 912 published products Decode Label has analysed list Clobetasol Propionate or any of its label synonyms. That describes this catalogue, not the Indian market as a whole. If a product we score lists it, it will appear here and its score will reflect it.

Identity

Also appears on labels as

Clobetasol Betamethasone Dexamethasone

Questions

Is Clobetasol Propionate safe?

The concern is cited to India Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 (prescription-only drugs); EU Regulation 1223/2009 Annex II. Why it is flagged: Prescription steroid - must not be in a cosmetic. Decode Label treats it as a high concern in cosmetics and personal care. It was not found in any of the 912 published products we have analysed.

How common is Clobetasol Propionate in Indian packaged products?

Decode Label has not found Clobetasol Propionate in any of the 912 published products analysed so far. That describes this catalogue, not the Indian market as a whole.

Who should be most careful with Clobetasol Propionate?

Anyone using this regularly; Children; People who are pregnant.

Method and limits

  • Prevalence counts published products whose decoded ingredient list matches this substance or one of its label synonyms, using the same matching the score itself uses. It describes our catalogue of 912 products, not the Indian market as a whole.
  • Presence is not dose. An ingredient list gives order, not quantity, unless the pack declares a percentage. Nothing here estimates how much of this substance any product contains.
  • A classification is not a verdict on a product. An agency classifies a substance under defined conditions of exposure; whether that matters in a given food or cosmetic depends on route, concentration and use.
  • No regulatory rows. This substance is not matched in our regulatory warehouse, so the concern above rests on the cited authority alone.
  • Last updated. This register entry was last changed on 3 November 2026.
  • Corrections. Every figure here is reproducible from the sources named. If something is wrong, tell us and we will correct it and say what changed.