Ingredient profile
T O L U E N E
Raters disagreeantioxidantsolventCAS 108-88-3
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
—
Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Government
Concern
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
California Proposition 65
Government
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 185) — allowed only under restrictions (max 25%). (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
- Concern
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
A developmental/reproductive toxicant; a solvent seen in some nail products. (California Proposition 65 list; EU CLP Annex VI (CMR classification))
- Caution
Also screened — not on these lists
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- EU Microplastics Restriction
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
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 185) — allowed only under restrictions (max 25%).
- ECHA (EU CLP Regulation) · EU CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3 (harmonised classification, ECHA export): Repr. 2Carries an EU harmonised classification (Repr. 2) — a suspected (category 2) carcinogen, mutagen or reproductive toxicant under CLP Annex VI, index 601-021-00-3. A hazard classification, not proof of harm at the level used.
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.
Notes
- Reproductive-toxicant concern
- Prop 65-listed
- ANSES CMR-listed
- EU-restricted (with limits)
