Ingredient profile
C1821 ALKANE
solventCAS 64742-46-7
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient.
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Listed in Annex II (ref 875) only with a refining-history exception — cosmetic-grade material (known refining history, non-carcinogenic) is permitted, and a labelled cosmetic ingredient is that refined grade. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited))
- Safe
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
No listed hazard trait recognized for this ingredient.
- Safe
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Permitted and used within typical limits, so this lens tolerates it. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited))
Also screened — not on these lists
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
ListedAppears on an official list. A listing, not a use ban.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited)Listed in Annex II (ref 875) only with a refining-history exception — cosmetic-grade material (known refining history, non-carcinogenic) is permitted, and a labelled cosmetic ingredient is that refined grade.
Canada
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist.
California
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
