Acute toxicity
Components
Hydroquinone
Acute oral toxicity
LDLo (Humans): 29 mg/kg Assessment: The component/mixture is moderately toxic after single ingestion.
LD50 (Rat)
302 mg/kg
Acute dermal toxicity
LD50 (Rabbit): > 2,000 mg/kg Assessment: The substance or mixture has no acute dermal toxicity
Acute toxicity (other routes of administration)
LD50 (Rat): 170 mg/kg Application Route: Intraperitoneal injection
Skin corrosion/irritation
Components
Hydroquinone
Result
Skin irritation
Serious eye damage/eye irritation
Components
Hydroquinone
Result
Irreversible effects on the eye
Respiratory or skin sensitization
Components
Hydroquinone
Assessment
May cause sensitization by skin contact.
Germ cell mutagenicity
Components
Hydroquinone
Germ cell mutagenicity - Assessment
Presumed to induce heritable mutations in the germ cells of humans.
Carcinogenicity
Components
Hydroquinone
Carcinogenicity - Assessment
Suspected human carcinogens
Reproductive toxicity
Classified based on available data. For more details, see section 2.
STOT-single exposure
Components
Hydroquinone
Target Organs
Kidney, Central nervous system
Assessment
Causes damage to organs.
STOT-repeated exposure
Components
Hydroquinone
Target Organs
Blood, Respiratory system
Assessment
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
Target Organs
Liver, Kidney, Central nervous system
Assessment
May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
Repeated dose toxicity
Classified based on available data. For more details, see section 2.
Aspiration toxicity
Classified based on available data. For more details, see section 2.
RTECS No.
MX3500000 (Hydroquinone)