# Anthraquinone

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_84_65_1
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Dye, Intermediate, No specific technical function, Pigment, Surface modifier
Identifier: 84-65-1

> Anthraquinone is used as dye / intermediate. 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: Anthraquinone; 9,10-anthraquinone 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 3 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including No specific technical function, Dye, Surface modifier.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._