# Thiourea

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_62_56_6
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Biocide, Humectant
Identifier: 62-56-6

> Thiourea is used as biocide / humectant. 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: Thiourea and its derivatives, with the exception of the one listed in Annex III 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. 2(),Reprotoxic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 94 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Biocide.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._