# 2-Butanone oxime

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_96_29_7
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Hardener, No specific technical function, Viscosity modifier
Identifier: 96-29-7

> 2-Butanone oxime is used as hardener / no specific technical function. 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: 2-Butanone oxime 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 441 composition records across product categories including Other indirect contact consumer goods, Home maintenance, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, No specific technical function, Hardener.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._