- beauty
- industrial
Oxyquinoline
CAS 84063-18-3
Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers
24804-14-6 · 123574-67-4 · 148-24-3
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Oxyquinoline in plain language
Also known as 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE · Hydroxyquinoline · Oxine · Oxyquinol · Quinolin-8-ol · 1-Azanaphthalene-8-ol
Show all 29 names
8-Chinolinol · 8-Hydroxy-chinolin · 8-Hydroxychinolin · 8-Hydroxyquinoline8-Quinolinol · 8-Oxyquinoline · 8-Quinol · 8-Quinolinol · 8-hydroxyquinoline (8-hydroxyquinol) · 8-hydroxyquinoline (8-quinolinol) · 8-hydroxyquinoline incl. oxyquinoleine · Albisal · Bioquin · Chinolin-8-ol · Fennosan · Fennosan H 30 · Hydroxybenzopyridine · J2.960B · Oxin · Oxybenzopyridine · Oxychinolin · Phenopyridine · Quinophenol · Tumex
Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial and a chelating agent. Oxyquinoline is the heterocyclic compound.
- Antimicrobial
- Chelating
- Stabiliser
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Oxyquinoline appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Beauty
- Industrial
EUCosIngActiveOxyquinoline is the heterocyclic compound that conforms to the formula: Restriction: II/395
- Oxyquinoline is the heterocyclic compound that conforms to the formula: Restriction: II/395Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Raw materials, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Stabilizing agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Raw materials, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Stabilizing agent.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Oxyquinoline. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.
SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Oxyquinoline yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
- Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated July 2013
- Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
- Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
- Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
- Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
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 Oxyquinoline in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
8
Named organisations
6
Laboratory suppliesRaw materialsPersonal care
Typical roles
AntimicrobialChelatingStabiliser
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Oxyquinoline; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
