Hydrazine

Hydrazine in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Adipic acid dihydrazide”.

Also known as Adipic acid dihydrazide · Aminoguanidine bicarbonate · AMINOGUANIDINE HCl · POLYURETHANE-18 · POLYURETHANE-19 · Hydrazyna

Show all 28 names

Hydrazine, its derivatives and their salts · Hydrazine anhydrous · Nitrogen hydride (N2H4) · Amerzine · Diamine · Diazane · H 70 (fuel) · Hidracina · Hydrazin · Hydrazine base · Levoxine · Nitrogen hydride · Oxytreat 35 · RCRA waste number U133 · Un 2029 · hidrazina · hydrazine (sara 302/313) (cercla) · hydrazine (sara iii) · hydrazine (sara iii) (mfr cas no:302-01-1) · hydrazine (sara iii) (tir states 7%) · hydrazine intended change (ic) = 0.01 mg/cum · hydrazineintended change (ic) = 0.01 mg/cum

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Hydrazine yet.

Recorded functional uses: Crosslinking / coupling / curing agents > amines

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

Hydrazine, its derivatives and their salts 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. 1B()

  banned
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• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 201.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 201.Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 56 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including crosslinking / coupling / curing agents > amines.

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 56 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including crosslinking / coupling / curing agents > amines.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 Hydrazine. 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.