Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- cleaning
- food
- industrial
- pharma
Hexachlorophene
CAS 1195388-85-2
Preservative
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 23 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Laboratory supplies.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Hexachlorophene appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:cleaning|pharma|food|industrial
- currently_marketed_ndc
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
- marketed_drug_ingredient
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 23 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 23 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Hexachlorophene. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Hexachlorophene in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
23
Brands
6
Cleaning and safetyArts and crafts/office suppliesLaboratory suppliesCleaning products and household careFood and drug
Typical roles
Preservative