# Epichlorohydrin

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_106_89_8
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: monom er, epichlorohydrin-bisphenol a resin, Monomers, No specific technical function
Identifier: 106-89-8

> Epichlorohydrin is used as monom er, epichlorohydrin-bisphenol a resin / monomers. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (Epichlorohydrin) is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 1B()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 390 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Construction, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function, Monomers, monom er, epichlorohydrin-bisphenol a resin.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._