Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
Petrolatum, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.
Concern score
The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 100/100 (critical) · high confidence.
Regional restrictions
Prevalence of PETROLATUM in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
4,226
Brands
6
Typical roles
Catalog
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.
Source: chemindex_name_match
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
EU
EC
Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 1B()
US
EPA
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4226 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Personal care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Delivery vehicle, Humectant.
US
FDA
Vaseline lip therapy
Vaseline,Unilever
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
The published evidence profile currently shaping this ingredient record.
Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: NA
US
FDA
Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 88.4 %w/w
US
FDA
Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 0.07 mg
US
FDA
Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 0.18 mg
US
FDA
Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: LIQUID; Potency: NA
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL, FOAM; Potency: 7.9 %w/w
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 4213 mg
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM, AUGMENTED; Potency: 26 %w/w
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: EMULSION; Potency: 7.8 %w/w
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Maximum daily exposure: 7275 mg
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT, AUGMENTED; Potency: 81.94 %w/w
US
FDA
Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Maximum daily exposure: 4084 mg
US
FDA
Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 27 mg
US
FDA
FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 512 active drug products and 523 total products.
US
FDA
openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.