# Slack wax, petroleum

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid2028226
Categories: industrial
Functions: Binder, door leaf, bottom rail, top rail: thin mdf (component #2), Feedstock, DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), SOLVENT-REFINED (MILD) HEAVY PARAFFINIC (9CI), hydrophobic agent, panel: component #3, particleboard core component, Sealant (barrier)
Identifier: DTXSID2028226

> Slack wax, petroleum is used as binder / door leaf, bottom rail, top rail: thin mdf (component #2). EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 77 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Construction and building materials, Other indirect contact consumer goods. Assessed from 2 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 77 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Construction and building materials, Other indirect contact consumer goods.

## Regulatory status

- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 77 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Construction and building materials, Other indirect contact consumer goods. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Sealant (barrier), door leaf, bottom rail, top rail: thin mdf (component #2).

_Assessed by Greenveil._