Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
Glutaraldehyde (Pentane-1,5-dial) is listed in Annex V of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (preservatives allowed in cosmetic products).
Concern score
The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 25/100 (minor) · high confidence.
Prevalence of Glutaraldehyde in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
432
Brands
6
Typical roles
Catalog
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
Fragrance avoidance
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.
Source: chemindex_name_match
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
EU
EC
Annex V of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: preservatives allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: 0.1% Other conditions: Not to be used in aerosols (sprays) Conditions of use and warnings: Contains glutaral (9)
US
EPA
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 432 composition records across product categories including Arts and crafts/office supplies, Medical/dental, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Biocide, Fragrance.
US
FDA
Gel Régulateur Active de Toilette Intime Soin et Prévention au Cranberry
Intima
The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.
The published evidence profile currently shaping this ingredient record.
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 0.05 %w/w
US
FDA
openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.