# Sawdust

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid10904484
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Abrasive, Absorbent, Anticaking, Bulking, Emulsion stabilising, Light stabilizer
Identifier: DTXSID10904484

> Sawdust: Used in cosmetics as an abrasive, an absorbent and an anticaking agent. Microcrystalline Cellulose is the isolated, colloidal crystalline portion of cellulose fibers. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 22 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Pesticides, Cleaning and safety. Compiled from 3 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 22 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Pesticides, Cleaning and safety.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Cellulose
- EU: Active — Microcrystalline Cellulose is the isolated, colloidal crystalline portion of cellulose fibers.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 22 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Pesticides, Cleaning and safety.

## 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.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/32480
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated January 7, 2008): http://siri.org/msds/f2/brb/brbzg.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

_Assessed by Greenveil._