# Coumarin

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_91_64_5
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Brightener, Deodorizer, Dye, Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance, Pigment, Processing aids not otherwise specified
Identifier: 91-64-5

> Coumarin is used as brightener / deodorizer. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one 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. Other conditions: The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)g when its concentration exceeds: - 0.001% in leave-on products - 0.01% in rinse-off products
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3633 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Deodorizer.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._