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.
- industrial
Perfluorobutanoic acid
CAS 375-22-4
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Perfluorobutanoic acid in plain language
Also known as Heptafluorobutyric acid · Perfluorobutyric acid · 2,2,3,3,4,4,4-HEPTAFLUOROBUTANOIC acid · Fluorad fc 23 · Hfba · Heptafluorobutanoic acid
Show all 22 names
Butanoic acid, 2,2,3,3,4,4,4-HEPTAFLUORO- · Butanoic acid, 2,2,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluoro- · Butanoic acid, heptafluoro- · Butyric acid, heptafluoro- · FC-23 · H-0024 · Heptafluoro-1-butanoic acid · Kyselina heptafluormaselna · Pfba · PFBA perfluorobutanoic acid · Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) · Perfluoropropanecarboxylic acid · heptafluorobutanoatato · potassium salt perfluorobutyric acid · perfluorobutyric acid, silver (1+) salt · sodium salt perfluorobutyric acid
We don't have a plain-language description for Perfluorobutanoic acid yet.
Recorded functional uses: Used as a stain or water repellent.
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Perfluorobutanoic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Used as a stain or water repellent..
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Used as a stain or water repellent..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 Perfluorobutanoic acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
No signal in this context
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Perfluorobutanoic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Named organisations
4
Typical roles
Used as a stain or water repellent.