# Polypropylene

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid00872805
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial
Functions: Viscosity controlling, Thickener
Identifier: DTXSID00872805

> Polypropylene: Used in cosmetics as a thickener. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 6 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2065 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- EU: EFSA opinion — Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to a 3rd list of substances for food contact materials (EFSA AFC)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2065 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Filler, Thickening agent.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.

## 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.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to a 3rd list of substances for food contact materials (EFSA AFC) — 2004 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2004.37.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/36847
- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated october 4, 2016): https://living-future.org/declare-products/2500-ut-unitwall-system/
- 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
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:1ASA949VIC

_Assessed by Greenveil._