# Creosote

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid2023987
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Degradant/impurity
Identifier: DTXSID2023987

> Creosote is used as degradant/impurity. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Raw materials, Medical/dental. Assessed from 4 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Raw materials, Medical/dental.

## Regulatory status

- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Raw materials, Medical/dental. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Degradant/impurity.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

_Assessed by Greenveil._