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.
- beauty
- cleaning
Polihexanide
Polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride is listed in Annex V of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (preservatives allowed in cosmetic products).
Concern score
20/100Minor concern driven by cmr.
Well researched
How we scored this
This score describes the ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of any product it appears in. Ingredients we have no hazard signal for are labelled “Not assessed” rather than scored.
Concern score 20/100 (minor) · high confidence.
Found in these products
agua micelar bifasica
CriticalGentle Makeup Remover Pads for Sensitive Eyes
Marcelle
CriticalGlacial Face Wash
Skyn Iceland
CriticalTravel Size Glacial Face Wash
Skyn Iceland
CriticalBaby wipes
Sweet baby
CriticalToallitas Humedas
CriticalSkin Care Eye&Lip Make-Up Remover 125ml Loreal
Loreal norge as / slt
CriticalCils démasq
Maybelline New York
CriticalToallitas Húmedas
Luxury
CriticalFreskitos
Freskitos
CriticalHeavenly Milk Shower Cream
Unilever, Lux, Lux Shower
CriticalPremium Baby Wipes
Joybaby
Critical
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.
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Polihexanide. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.