# 4,4-Methylenedimorpholine

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_5625_90_1
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Preservative
Identifier: 5625-90-1

> 4,4-Methylenedimorpholine is used as preservative. 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: N,N'-Methylenedimorpholine; N,N'-methylenebismorpholine; [formaldehyde released from N,N'-Methylenebismorpholine]; [MBM] if the maximum theoretical concentration of releasable formaldehyde, irrespective of the source, in the mixture as placed on the market is = 0,1 % w/w 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: Carcinogenic Cat. 1B(),Mutagenic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._