# Cumene

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_98_82_8
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Degradant/impurity, Solubility enhancer, Solvent
Identifier: 98-82-8

> Cumene is used as degradant/impurity / solubility enhancer. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Cumene 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.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 605 composition records across product categories including Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery, Construction and building materials, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Degradant/impurity, Solubility enhancer.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._