# PHOSPHOLIPIDS

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid001044641
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Skin conditioning, Flavouring, Conditioner
Identifier: DTXSID001044641

> PHOSPHOLIPIDS: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1013 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction, Food and drug. Compiled from 4 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1013 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction, Food and drug.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Phospholipids
- GLOBAL: Evaluated — JECFA evaluation record.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1013 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Flavouring and nutrient.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.
- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation record. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/2895.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/79711
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated September 2018): http://siri.org/msds/f2/bqw/bqwts.html
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-04): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/2895

_Assessed by Greenveil._