# o-Cresyl glycidyl ether

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_2210_79_9
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Adhesion/cohesion promoter, Chemical reaction regulator, Diluent, reactive diluents, Solvent, Thickening agent, Wetting agent (non-aqueous)
Identifier: 2210-79-9

> o-Cresyl glycidyl ether is used as adhesion/cohesion promoter / chemical reaction regulator. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 2,3-Epoxypropyl o-tolyl ether 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: Mutagenic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 45 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Laboratory supplies, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Diluent, Thickening agent, Adhesion/cohesion promoter.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._