# PHENOL

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_108_95_2
Categories: beauty, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Abrasive, Biocide, Deodorizer, Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance, Hardener, monom er, formaldehyde, polymer with 2 (chloromethyl)oxirane and phenol, Monomers, oral care, Pharmaceutical, phenol, Preservative

> PHENOL is used as abrasive / biocide. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 27 sources.

## Safety assessment

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

_Assessed by Greenveil._