Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- food
- pharma
Methotrexate
CAS 59-05-2 · 100/100 · High conf.
No specific technical function
Concern score
100/100Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
Well researched
Why it's flagged
Methotrexate (INN) 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.
Regulation
Restrictions first, then routine listings from published regulatory sources.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:pharma|food
- currently_marketed_ndc
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- eu_annex:II
- eu_cosmetic_banned
- View source →banned
EUEC
Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 27 composition records across product categories including Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 27 composition records across product categories including Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 13 active drug products and 20 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 13 active drug products and 20 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Methotrexate. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Methotrexate in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
27
Brands
6
Food and drug
Typical roles
No specific technical function
