# Antimony & Antimony Compounds

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_7440_36_0
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Flame retardant, Pigment
Identifier: 7440-36-0

> Antimony & Antimony Compounds is used as flame retardant / pigment. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 3 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Antimony and its compound 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 11 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flame retardant, Pigment.

_Assessed by Greenveil._