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Sawdust

CAS 9004-34-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sawdust in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Cellulose”.

Also known as Cellulose · Microcrystalline cellulose · PC-129083 · cellulosum

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an abrasive, an absorbent and an anticaking agent. Microcrystalline Cellulose is the isolated, colloidal crystalline portion of cellulose fibers.

  • Abrasive
  • Absorbent
  • Anticaking
  • Bulking
  • Emulsion stabilising
  • Light stabilizer
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sawdust appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
    • CelluloseSource →
    • Microcrystalline Cellulose is the isolated, colloidal crystalline portion of cellulose fibers.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 22 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Pesticides, Cleaning and safety.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 22 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Pesticides, Cleaning and safety.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sawdust. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Sawdust yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Sawdust in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

22

Named organisations

3

Landscape/yardPesticidesCleaning and safety

Typical roles

AbrasiveAbsorbentAnticakingBulkingEmulsion stabilisingLight stabilizer
See products using Sawdust →

Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Sawdust are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Sawdust; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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