# Hexachlorophene

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_70_30_4
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Preservative
Identifier: 70-30-4

> Hexachlorophene is used as preservative. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 2,2'-Dihydroxy-3,3',5,5',6,6'-hexachlorodiphenylmethane (Hexachlorophene (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 23 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._