# Hexachlorobenzene

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_118_74_1
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Biocide
Identifier: 118-74-1

> Hexachlorobenzene is used as biocide. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Hexachlorobenzene 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: Carcinogenic Cat. 1B()
- US: commercial use observed — 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.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._