# BORIC ACID

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_boric_acid
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Antimicrobial, Buffering, Denaturant, pH adjuster, Stabiliser
Identifier: DTXSID101014603

> BORIC ACID: Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial, a pH buffer and a denaturant. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Raw materials. Compiled from 2 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 7 composition records across product categories including Raw materials.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Restriction: Regulation (EU) 2019/831.
Entry II/1395
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Biocide, Stabilizing agent.

## 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/32208
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated may 8, 2017): http://siri.org/msds/f2/bkm/bkmbn.html

_Assessed by Greenveil._