# Hydroxylamine hydrochloride

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_source_ref_annex_ref_ii_1506
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Antioxidant
Identifier: DTXSID7025425

> Hydroxylamine hydrochloride is used as antioxidant. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Hydroxylammonium chloride; hydroxylamine hydrochloride [1]; Bis(hydroxylammonium) sulfate; hydroxylamine sulfate (2:1) [2] is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 61 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._