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Normal paraffins (petroleum)

CAS 64771-72-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Normal paraffins (petroleum) in plain language

What it is

Also known as Caswell No. 505A · Light Normal Paraffins · Normal paraffins · Paraffines (petroleum), normal C5-20 · Paraffins (petroleum), normal (C=5-20) · Paraffins, petroleum, normal C5-20

Show all 15 names

isoparaffinic hydrocarbons · paraffinic oil · paraffinic oil containing ingredients 2 & 3. · paraffinic oils · paraffinic oils/petroleum distillates · parafinas (petroleo), parafinas normales de C5-20 · petroleum distillate · petroleum distillate/paraffinic oils · petroleum distillates

What it does

Used in consumer products as a solvent and a fragrance ingredient.

  • Solvent
  • Fragrance
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Normal paraffins (petroleum) appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 161 composition records across product categories including Medical/dental, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including raw material, Fragrance, Solvent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 161 composition records across product categories including Medical/dental, Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including raw material, Fragrance, Solvent.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Normal paraffins (petroleum) yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 4, 2017

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Normal paraffins (petroleum) in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

161

Named organisations

6

Medical/dentalCleaning and safetyCleaning products and household careIndustrial productsConstruction and building materialsElectronics/small appliances

Typical roles

SolventFragrance
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