# Dichloromethane

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_75_09_2
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Adhesion/cohesion promoter, Dye, Flavouring and nutrient, Solvent
Identifier: 75-09-2

> Dichloromethane is used as adhesion/cohesion promoter / dye. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 8 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Dichloromethane; methylene chloride 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. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3226 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Industrial products, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Adhesion/cohesion promoter, Flavouring and nutrient.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 300 mg
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 3 active drug products and 7 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._