# Barium metaborate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_13701_59_2
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Biocide, Corrosion inhibitor, Flame retardant
Identifier: 13701-59-2

> Barium metaborate is used as biocide / corrosion inhibitor. 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: Barium diboron tetraoxide 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 265 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Home maintenance, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Corrosion inhibitor, Flame retardant, Biocide.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._