- cleaning
- industrial
1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin
CAS 118-52-5
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin in plain language
Also known as 1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione · Dantoin · 1,3-DICHLOR-5,5-DIMETHYL-HYDANTOIN · 1,3-Dichlor-5,5-dimethylhydantoin · 1,3-Dichloro-5, 5-dimethlyhydantoin · 1,3-Dichloro-5,5'-methylhydantoin
Show all 27 names
1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethyl-2,4-imidazolidinedione · 1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoine · 1,3-dicloro-5,5-dimetilhidantoina · 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethyl- · Dactin · Dcdmh · DICHLORO-5,5-DIMETHYLHYDANTOIN, 1,3- · Daktin · Dantochlor RW · Dichlorantin · Dwuchlorantyny · Halane · Hydan · Hydan (antiseptic) · Hydantoin, 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethyl- · Hydantoin, dichlorodimethyl- · J5.299J · NCI-C03054 · Omchlor · dantochlor · dichlorodimethyl hydantoin
Used in consumer products as a preservative, a bleaching agent and an antimicrobial.
- Preservative
- Bleaching agent
- Antimicrobial
- Cleaning agent
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. 1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Cleaning
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 27 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Cleaning agent, Biocide.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 27 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Cleaning agent, Biocide.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for 1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Food use
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
27
Named organisations
6
Laboratory suppliesCleaning products and household careSpecialty occupational productsLandscape/yard
Typical roles
PreservativeBleaching agentAntimicrobialCleaning agent