Acute Toxicity and Dermal and Eye Irritation of the Aqueous and Hydroalcoholic Extracts of the Seeds of “Zapote” Pouteria mammosa (L.) Cronquist

Table 2

Dermal Irritation Scores ranges established by Draize et al. 1944 [15] for classification of substances irritating effect on the skin.

Ranges of Dermal Irritation Score	Classification of dermal irritability
0 < DIS < 0.4	Not irritant
0.4 ≤ DIS < 2.0	Slightly irritating
2.0 ≤ DIS < 5.0	Moderately irritating
5.0 ≤ DIS ≤ 8.0	Severely irritating