# Hexane

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_110_54_3
Categories: beauty, food, industrial
Functions: additive - non-reactive, polypropylene, Cleaning agent, Fragrance, No specific technical function, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Solvent, Viscosity modifier
Identifier: 110-54-3

> Hexane is used as additive - non-reactive, polypropylene / cleaning agent. 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: Hexane 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: Reprotoxic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3152 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Construction, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Viscosity modifier, Processing aids not otherwise specified.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._