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Cellulose acetate

CAS 9004-35-7

Emulsifier · Film former · Thickening agent

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

What we know about this ingredient

Cellulose acetate is in the Greenveil catalog but has not been assessed — "Not assessed" means we have no published hazard evidence for it yet, not that it is safe.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Cellulose acetate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database3 entries
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 186 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 27 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 187 mgSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 130 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, natural-based polymers>vegetable-based>cellulose esters>acetates / acetate rayons (ca), Emulsifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 130 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, natural-based polymers>vegetable-based>cellulose esters>acetates / acetate rayons (ca), Emulsifier.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Evidence & sources

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

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated July 2016

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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 Cellulose acetate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

130

Named organisations

6

Personal careConstructionCleaning products and household careOther direct contact consumer goodsBatteriesRaw materials

Typical roles

EmulsifierFilm formerThickening agentNatural-based polymers>vegetable-based>cellulose esters>acetates / acetate rayons (ca)
See products using Cellulose acetate →

Catalog

Found in these products

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