Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- cleaning
- industrial
- pharma
Chloroxylenol
CAS 88-04-0
Biocide · Fragrance · Preservative
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 152 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Personal care.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Chloroxylenol appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|cleaning|industrial
- currently_marketed_ndc
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- inactive_ingredient_database
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 152 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Preservative, Fragrance.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 152 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Preservative, Fragrance.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 232 active drug products and 245 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 232 active drug products and 245 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Chloroxylenol. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Chloroxylenol in our catalog (fda_ndc).
Products
245
Typical roles
BiocideFragrancePreservative
