# CHOLINE CHLORIDE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_67_48_1
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Anti-static agent, Flavouring and nutrient, Humectant, Softener and conditioner, Stabilizing agent, Surfactant (surface active agent)
Identifier: 67-48-1

> CHOLINE CHLORIDE is used as anti-static agent / flavouring and nutrient. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Choline salts and their esters e.g. choline chloride (INN) 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.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Humectant.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._