# Phenolphthalein

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_77_09_8
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: No specific technical function
Identifier: 77-09-8

> Phenolphthalein is used as no specific technical function. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 3,3-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)phthalide (Phenolphthalein (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. CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 1A(C=>1%),Carcinogenic Cat. 1B(),Mutagenic Cat. 2(),Reprotoxic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 162 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Raw materials, Landscape/yard. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function.
- 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._