# BUTANE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_106_97_8
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: No specific technical function, Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents)
Identifier: 106-97-8

> BUTANE is used as no specific technical function / propellants, non-motive (blowing agents). Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 9 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Butane, if it contains = >0,1 % w/w Butadiene 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. 1A(),Mutagenic Cat. 1B()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4937 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Vehicle, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents), No specific technical function.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL, FOAM; Maximum daily exposure: 12 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL; Potency: NA
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL, FOAM; Potency: 27 %w/w
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._