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Triclocarban

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (moderate), Endocrine disruption (low), Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), and Ecotoxicology (low)

SYNONYMS

3,4,4'-TRICHLOROCARBANILIDE, N-(4-CHLOROPHENYL)-N'-(3,4-DICHLOROPHENYL)- UREA, N-(4-CHLOROPHENYL)-N'-(3,4-DICHLOROPHENYL)UREA, TCC, TRICHLOROCARBANILIDE, TRICLOCARBAN, and UREA, N-(4-CHLOROPHENYL)-N'-(3,4-DICHLOROPHENYL)-

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Triclocarban is a substituted carbanilide.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
MODERATE

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

bar soap

9 products

Enhanced skin absorption

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Absorbs into the skin	Open scientific literature

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any	CosIng
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any	Open scientific literature

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife	OSPAR PBTs - Substances of Possible Concern
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
One or more animal studies show blood and liver effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)	Open scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Endocrine disruption

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Associated with endocrine disruption	Open scientific literature

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at high doses	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
3752 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ .
OSPAR (Oslo-Paris). 2002. OSPAR List of Substances of Possible Concern. Secondary OSPAR List of Substances of Possible Concern. Secondary OSPAR. Place Published, OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environement of North-East Atlanic.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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