Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- cleaning
- industrial
Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate
CAS 70161-44-3 · 100/100 · High conf.
Preservative · Biocide · Softener and conditioner
Concern score
100/100Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
Well researched
Why it's flagged
Sodium N-(hydroxymethyl)glycinate; [formaldehyde released from sodium N-(hydroxymethyl)glycinate] if the maximum theoretical concentration of releasable formaldehyde, irrespective of the source, in the mixture as placed on the market is ≥ 0,1 % w/w is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.
RestrictedEU EC — banned
The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.
Regulation
Restrictions first, then routine listings from published regulatory sources.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|cleaning|industrial
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- eu_annex:II
- eu_annex:V
- eu_cosmetic_allowed_preservative
- View source →banned
EUEC
Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
EUECallowed_listedAnnex V of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: preservatives allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: 0.5% Other conditions: Not to be used if the maximum theoretical concentration of releasable formaldehyde, irrespective of the source, if the mixture as placed on the market is ≥ 0,1 % w/w
- Annex V of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: preservatives allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: 0.5% Other conditions: Not to be used if the maximum theoretical concentration of releasable formaldehyde, irrespective of the source, if the mixture as placed on the market is ≥ 0,1 % w/wSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 379 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Softener and conditioner, Biocide.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 379 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Softener and conditioner, Biocide.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
379
Brands
6
Personal careCleaning and safetyCleaning products and household care
Typical roles
PreservativeBiocideSoftener and conditioner
Found in these products
- ECO STYLE PROFESSIONAL STYLING GEL 473MLHaargelMinor
- Eco Style Argan Oil Styling GelEco styling gel · HairCritical
- Soothing foot cream Lavender & MintBare foot, Freeman Beauty · Foot CreamCritical
- Advance Techniques Intense Repair ShampooCritical
- Hard GelChatters · Non Food ProductsCritical
- Baby Moisturising BathUnilever, SimpleCritical
- Polvo desodorante para piesAlgabo Foot · HygieneCritical
- polvo desodorante para piesalgaboCritical
- Tea Tree Antiseptic CreamCritical
- curl therapy conditioner washNon Food ProductsCritical
