JAMP-COAL TAR 2%

D05AA(WHO) US:OTC/ Rx-only 8007-45-2 none R533ESO2EC DTXSID1027683 Coal tar(alsocreosote) is a thick dark liquid that is aby-productof derivingcokeandcoal gasfromcoal.Coal tar has both medical and industrial uses.Medicinally, it is atopical medicationapplied t‍‍‍‍‍‍​​​‍​​​​​​oskinto treatpsoriasisandseborrheic dermatitis(dandruff).It may be used in combination withultraviolet light therapyin a treatment calledGoeckerman therapy, which is rarely used clinically, as of 2024. Industrially, it is a preservative forrailroad tiesand used in the surfacing of roads.Coal tar was listed as a known humancarcinogenin the firstReport on Carcinogensfrom the U.S. Federal Government, issued in 1980,and remains a cancer concern due to the presence ofbenzenein coal tar skincare products, such asshampoos.