# N,N-Dimethylformamide

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_68_12_2
Categories: beauty, industrial, pharma
Functions: Binder
Identifier: 68-12-2

> N,N-Dimethylformamide is used as binder. 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: Dimethylformamide (N,N-Dimethylformamide) 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 314 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._