- Korean limit
- 0.10%
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 2JZV1D2GW7 · registered name BROMOCHLOROPHEN · single chemical substance
Bromochlorophene is the halogenated aromatic compound that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Allowed preservative
- United Kingdom
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 0.1%
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.1%
Taiwan · China
- Maximum concentration : 0.1%
South Korea
- Maximum concentration : 0.10%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.1%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex V (allowed preservatives), entry 37 · maximum concentration 0.1%
Restriction V/37
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 15435-29-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 239-446-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90165596
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1088087
- IUPAC
- 2,2'-Methylenebis(6-bromo-4-chlorophenol)
- Molecular formula
- C13H8Br2Cl2O2
- Molecular weight
- 426.91 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 4 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Preservative2
- Biocide1
- Deodorizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 17
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU allowed preservatives (Annex V)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- Tlooto literature search 2
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata