# 3,3'-Diaminobenzidine

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_91_95_2
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Surfactant (surface active agent)
Identifier: 91-95-2

> 3,3'-Diaminobenzidine is used as surfactant (surface active agent). 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: Biphenyl-3,3',4,4'-tetrayltetraamine; diaminobenzidine 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(),Mutagenic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent).
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._