# KETOCONAZOLE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_65277_42_1
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Anti-dandruff
Identifier: 65277-42-1

> KETOCONAZOLE is used as anti-dandruff. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 5 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Ketoconazole; 1-[4-[4-[[(2SR,4RS)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]methoxy]phenyl]piperazin-1-yl]ethanone 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: Reprotoxic Cat. 1B()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-dandruff.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._