# Dibutyltin maleate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_78_04_6
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Heat stabilizer, UV stabilizer
Identifier: 78-04-6

> Dibutyltin maleate is used as heat stabilizer / uv stabilizer. 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: dibutyltin maleate 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 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including UV stabilizer, Heat stabilizer.

_Assessed by Greenveil._