Trifluralin

Trifluralin in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2,6-Dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline · 2,6-Dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-N,N-dipropylaniline · 2,6-Dinitro-N,N-di-n-propyl-α,α,α-trifluoro-p-toluidine · 2,6-Dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenamine · 2,6-Dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzeneamine · 4-(Di-n-propylamino)-3,5-dinitro-1-(trifluoromethyl)benzene

Show all 30 names

4-(Trifluoromethyl)-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropylaniline · Agreflan · Benzenamine, 2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)- · Crisalin · Crisalina · Digermin · Elancolan · Ipersan · Nitran · Nitran K · Olitref · Super-Treflan · Synfloran · Trefanocide · Treficon · Treflan · Trifluralin (ISO) · Trifluraline · Triflurex · Trifurex · Trikepin · Tristar · trifluralin (sara iii) · triflurallin

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

Trifluralin (ISO); a,a,a-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p-toluidine; 2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-trifluoromethylaniline; N,N-dipropyl-2,6-dinitro-4-trifluoromethylaniline 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.

• 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. 2()

  banned
  View source →

• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1498.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1498.Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 23 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Landscape/yard, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Degradant/impurity.

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 23 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Landscape/yard, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Degradant/impurity.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 Trifluralin. 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.

• JECFA

  Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

  No JECFA evaluation on file.

• EFSA

  European Food Safety Authority

  No EFSA opinion on file.