# LIQUID PETROLEUM

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_8002_05_9
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Defoamer, Solvent
Identifier: 8002-05-9

> LIQUID PETROLEUM is used as defoamer / solvent. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 8 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Petroleum 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()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 839 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Vehicle, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Defoamer.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LIQUID; Potency: 5 %w/w
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 97.48 %w/w
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 20 active drug products and 20 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

_Assessed by Greenveil._