# Musk Xylene

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_81_15_2
Categories: beauty, industrial, pharma
Functions: Deodorizer, Fragrance
Identifier: 81-15-2

> Musk Xylene is used as deodorizer / fragrance. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 5-tert-Butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: All cosmetic products, with the exception of oral products Note: 'Due to environmental concerns, musk xylene is included in the authorisation list (Annex IV) of REACH. Musk xylene cannot be placed on the market or used unless authorisation has been granted under REACH’ Maximum concentration: (a) 1.0% in fine fragrance (b) 0.4% in eau de toilette (c) 0.03% in other products CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 2()
- 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 Deodorizer, Fragrance.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._