Chlorpropamide

Chlorpropamide in plain language

What it is

Also known as Chlorpropamide (INN) · 1-((P-CHLOROPHENYL)SULFONYL)-3-PROPYLUREA · 1-(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl-3-propylurea · 4-Chloro-N-(propylcarbamoyl)benzene-1-sulfonamide · 1-(4-chlorobenzenesulfonyl)-3-propylurea · 1-(p-Chlorobenzenesulfonyl)-3-propylurea

Show all 27 names

1-(p-Chlorophenylsulfonyl)-3-propylurea · 1-Propyl-3-(p-chlorobenzenesulfonyl)urea · 4-chloro-N-(propylcarbamoyl)benzenesulfonamide · Adiaben · Asucrol · Benzenesulfonamide, 4-chloro-N-((propylamino)carbonyl)- · Chlorpropamidum · Clorpropamid · Clorpropamida · Clorpropamide · Diabinese · Diabenese · Glucamide · Melitase · N-(4-Chlorophenylsulfonyl)-N'-propylurea · N-(p-Chlorobenzenesulfonyl)-N'-propylurea · N-Propyl-N'-(p-chlorobenzenesulfonyl)urea · Prodiaben · U-9818 · Urea, 1-((p-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl)-3-propyl- · n-Propyl-N'-p-chlorophenylsulfonylcarbamide

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Chlorpropamide yet.

Is it a concern?

Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Chlorpropamide (INN) is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

• EU Annex II — prohibited
• EU prohibited in cosmetics

• EU·EC

  Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.

  banned
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• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 79.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 79.Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
• US·FDA·listed in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

  • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Chlorpropamide. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

• SCCS

  EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

  No SCCS opinion on file.

• CIR

  Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

  No CIR safety assessment on file.