# Slack wax, petroleum

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_64742_61_6
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Binder, Feedstock, DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), SOLVENT-REFINED (MILD) HEAVY PARAFFINIC (9CI), Sealant (barrier), door leaf, bottom rail, top rail: thin mdf (component #2), hydrophobic agent, panel: component #3, particleboard core component
Identifier: 64742-61-6

> Slack wax, petroleum is used as binder / feedstock, distillates (petroleum), solvent-refined (mild) heavy paraffinic (9ci). Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 3 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Slack wax (petroleum), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen 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()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 77 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Construction and building materials, Other indirect contact consumer goods. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Sealant (barrier), door leaf, bottom rail, top rail: thin mdf (component #2).

_Assessed by Greenveil._