# Triphenyl phosphate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_115_86_6
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Binder, Flame retardant, Plasticizer, Processing aids not otherwise specified, fr component to help meet flammability, triphenyl phosphate
Identifier: 115-86-6

> Triphenyl phosphate is used as binder / flame retardant. 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: Triphenyl Phosphate 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 1942 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Construction and building materials, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Plasticizer, Flame retardant, Binder.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._