# N-VINYLPYRROLIDINONE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_88_12_0
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: No specific technical function, Solvent, vinylics
Identifier: 88-12-0

> N-VINYLPYRROLIDINONE is used as no specific technical function / solvent. 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: 1-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone 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. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Raw materials, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, No specific technical function, vinylics.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._