# Dibutyltin dilaurate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_77_58_7
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Catalyst, Heat stabilizer, Lubricating agent, primer ingredient, Stabilizing agent, Waterproofing agent
Identifier: 77-58-7

> Dibutyltin dilaurate is used as catalyst / heat stabilizer. 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: Dibutyltin dilaurate; dibutyl[bis(dodecanoyloxy)] stannane 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: Reprotoxic Cat. 1B(),Mutagenic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1155 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Furniture and furnishings, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Heat stabilizer, Stabilizing agent, Catalyst.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._