Hexachlorobenzene

Hexachlorobenzene in plain language

What it is

Also known as 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorobenzene · Anticarie · Bunt-cure · Bunt-no-more · Julin's carbon chloride · 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachloro-benzene

Show all 25 names

Amatin · Benzene, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro- · Benzene, hexachloro- · Benzenehexachloride · Co-op Hexa · Esaclorobenzene · Granox · Granox NM · Hexachlorbenzol · NO Bunt · NO Bunt liquid · Perchlorobenzene · Phenyl perchloryl · Sanocid · Sanocide · Smut-Go · Snieciotox · hexachlorobenzene (sara 313) (cercla) · hexachlorobenzene (sara iii)

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antimicrobial.

• Antimicrobial

Is it a concern?

Critical concern: classified for carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicity (CMR). It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

• Cmr

Hexachlorobenzene is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

• In marketed US drugs
• EU Annex II — prohibited
• EU prohibited in cosmetics

• EU·EC

  Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 1B()

  banned
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• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 652.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 652.Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 83 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Construction, Landscape/yard. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 83 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Construction, Landscape/yard. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.Source →
• US·FDA·marketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.

  • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.Source →
• US·FDA·listed in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

  • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Hexachlorobenzene. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

• SCCS

  EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

  No SCCS opinion on file.

• CIR

  Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

  No CIR safety assessment on file.