# Lidocaine

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_137_58_6
Categories: beauty, food, pharma
Functions: No specific technical function, Pharmaceutical
Identifier: 137-58-6

> Lidocaine is used as no specific technical function / pharmaceutical. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Lidocaine (INN) 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 29 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function, Pharmaceutical.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 864 active drug products and 877 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._