# 4-Aminobenzoic acid

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_150_13_0
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Flavouring and nutrient, No specific technical function, UV stabilizer
Identifier: 150-13-0

> 4-Aminobenzoic acid is used as flavouring and nutrient / no specific technical function. 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: 4-Aminobenzoic acid and its esters, with the free amino group 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 Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including UV stabilizer, No specific technical function, Flavouring and nutrient.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._