# Isophorone

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_78_59_1
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Flavouring and nutrient, Flow promoter, Fragrance, Solvent, white paint - isophorone
Identifier: 78-59-1

> Isophorone is used as flavouring and nutrient / flow promoter. 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: 3,5,5-Trimethylcyclohex-2-enone (Isophorone) 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(when C=>1%)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 180 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient, white paint - isophorone, Fragrance.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._