# Melamine

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_108_78_1
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: aminoplastes / phenoplastes (uf, muf), Chemical reaction regulator, crosslinking / coupling / curing agents > amines, Degradant/impurity, Flame retardant, Monomers, No specific technical function, sound absorber
Identifier: 108-78-1

> Melamine is used as aminoplastes / phenoplastes (uf, muf) / chemical reaction regulator. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine; melamine 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.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 103 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function, Flame retardant, Degradant/impurity.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._