# CHLOROCRESOL

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_59_50_7
Categories: beauty, industrial, pharma
Functions: preservative, Biocide, Preservative
Identifier: 59-50-7

> CHLOROCRESOL is used as preservative / biocide. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 8 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Chlorocresol 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: Not to be used in products applied on mucous membranes Maximum concentration: 0.2%
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 31 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Biocide.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 5 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM, AUGMENTED; Potency: 0.1 %w/w
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._