# Triclosan

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_3380_34_5
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: preservative, Biocide, Deodorizer, Oral Care Agent, Preservative
Identifier: 3380-34-5

> Triclosan is used as preservative / biocide. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol is listed in Annex V of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (preservatives allowed in cosmetic products).

## Regulatory status

- EU: allowed_listed — Annex V of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: preservatives allowed in cosmetic products. Product types: Toothpastes; Hand soaps; Body soaps/Shower gels; Deodorants (non-spray); Face powders and blemish concealers; Nail products for cleaning the fingernails and toenails before the application of artificial nail systems; Maximum concentration: 0.3% Other conditions: Not to be used in toothpaste intended for children under 3 years of age. Cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the conditions may, provided that they comply with the conditions applicable on 23 April 2024, be placed on the Union market until 31 December 2024 and, if they have already been placed on the market before that date, continue to be made available on the… Conditions of use and warnings: For toothpaste containing Triclosan the following labelling is obligatory: ‘Not to be used for children under 3 years of age’.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 226 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning and safety, Medical/dental. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Preservative, Deodorizer.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 11 active drug products and 11 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._