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Cellulose, acetate propanoate

CAS 9004-39-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cellulose, acetate propanoate in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Cellulose acetate propionate”.

Also known as Cellulose acetate propionate

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a film former.

  • Film forming
  • Film former
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Cellulose, acetate propanoate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveCellulose, acetates, propanoates
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 23 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 23 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Cellulose, acetate propanoate. 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 Cellulose, acetate propanoate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2014

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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

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

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 Cellulose, acetate propanoate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

23

Named organisations

6

Specialty occupational productsPersonal careConstruction

Typical roles

Film formingFilm former
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