# Vinyl chloride

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_75_01_4
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Degradant/impurity, halogenated monomers>chlorine-based, Monomers, No specific technical function, vinyl residual, vinylics
Identifier: 75-01-4

> Vinyl chloride is used as degradant/impurity / halogenated monomers>chlorine-based. 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: Vinyl chloride monomer 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: Carcinogenic Cat. 1A()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 272 composition records across product categories including Construction, Home maintenance, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function, Degradant/impurity, Monomers.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._