# Trichloroethylene

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_79_01_6
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Solubility enhancer, Solvent
Identifier: 79-01-6

> Trichloroethylene is used as solubility enhancer / solvent. 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: Trichloroethylene 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. 1B(),Mutagenic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 434 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Cleaning and safety, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Solubility enhancer.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 4 active drug products and 4 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._