# PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid1021166
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Biocide, Humectant, Pharmaceutical, Synergist
Identifier: DTXSID1021166

> PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE is used as biocide / humectant. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 211 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Cleaning and safety, Unknown or Indeterminate. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 211 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Cleaning and safety, Unknown or Indeterminate.

## Regulatory status

- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 211 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Cleaning and safety, Unknown or Indeterminate. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Biocide, Pharmaceutical.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 28 active drug products and 29 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._