# Phenoxyethanol

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid7020182
Categories: beauty, cleaning
Functions: Preservative
Identifier: DTXSID7020182

> Phenoxyethanol: Used in cosmetics as a preservative. Restricted preservative in cosmetic products. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern informed by published safety evidence.. Assessed from 1 graded research document. Compiled from 5 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern informed by published safety evidence.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? High concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is restricted in EU cosmetics.
- Rationale: Evidence-backed safety profile updated from 1 supporting studies.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Restricted — Restricted preservative in cosmetic products.
- EU: Reviewed — Registered substance with public hazard and use data.

## 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.

## Linked research

- Phenoxyethanol preservative exposure review (PubMed 1000002)

## Data sources

- EPA CompTox (updated 2026-02-10): https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7020182
- CosIng (updated 2026-03-01): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/
- ECHA CHEM (updated 2026-02-18): https://www.echa.europa.eu/en/information-on-chemicals
- PubChem (updated 2026-01-15): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5591
- PubMed (updated 2026-03-09): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

_Assessed by Greenveil._