# MINERAL SPIRITS

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid5027699
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Solvent
Identifier: DTXSID5027699

> MINERAL SPIRITS: Used in cosmetics as a solvent. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2659 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Home maintenance, Industrial products. Compiled from 5 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2659 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Home maintenance, Industrial products.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Ligroine. A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum. This fraction boils in a range of approximately 20[0]C to 135[0]C (58[0]F to 275[0]F)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2659 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Home maintenance, Industrial products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/35368
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated 2020-02-05): https://living-future.org/declare-products/curries-polysio-block-door/
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:5OQ4BMR99T

_Assessed by Greenveil._