Dichlorophene: CIR Safety Assessment Summary
CIR safety assessment summary for Dichlorophene: ingredients reviewed, panel verdict, use concentration context, conditions, and source citation.
Dichlorophene appears in a CIR safety assessment covering Dichlorophene. The panel verdict for the report is safe. The CIR Expert Panel concludes that the available data are insufficient to support safety of Dichlorophene or Chlorophene.
| Field | CIR value |
|---|---|
| Primary ingredient | Dichlorophene |
| CIR verdict | safe |
| Report type | Safety Assessment |
| Date | 18 July 2003 |
| CAS numbers | 97-23-4, 1215-74-3, 120-32-1 |
| Conditions or carve-outs |
Ingredients Reviewed
The review scope matters because CIR conclusions often apply to an ingredient family rather than a single INCI name. In this report, the ingredient list includes Dichlorophene.
Safety Conclusion
The conclusion for Dichlorophene should be read as a CIR panel conclusion, not a regulatory limit. CIR assessments summarize expert-panel safety determinations for cosmetic use, while legal status still depends on the jurisdiction and product category.
Conditions
The CIR Expert Panel concludes that the available data are insufficient to support safety of Dichlorophene or Chlorophene.
Formulation Reading
For formula review, begin with the exact INCI identity and the ingredient group covered by the CIR assessment. If the material is Dichlorophene, the relevant comparison is whether the intended use aligns with the practices, concentration ranges, and conditions described in the CIR source.
The ingredient hub at Dichlorophene should carry the substance-level profile. This page is the report-level summary, keeping the conclusion, ingredient scope, and use-context language attached to the CIR source rather than treating the conclusion as a universal permission.
Why This Page Exists
CIR reviews are long documents, and the practical answer is usually buried in the conclusion and the table of current practices. This summary keeps those CIR facts in one indexable page for Dichlorophene, with source details retained at the bottom for audit.
Review Notes
The conservative reading is to keep Dichlorophene tied to the exact CIR report listed below. The ingredient family, panel conclusion, date, and any use-condition language belong together. A shorter ingredient-page snippet would lose that context.
This page gives the search-level answer while preserving the source-level caveat: CIR safety language is a panel assessment for cosmetic practices of use, not a universal legal permission across every jurisdiction or product category.
The source section is intentionally specific. It keeps Dichlorophene connected to the CIR report file and conclusion page so the summary remains an audit-friendly report page instead of a loose ingredient claim.
The page also preserves the internal ingredient link and report source together, which keeps Dichlorophene connected to both the substance profile and the CIR record.
Source
- CIR report: Safety Assessment of Dichlorophene and Chlorophene1 Dichlorophene is a halogenated phenolic compound that functions as a bacteriocide and fungicide in cosmetics. Chlorophene is a halogenated phenolic compound that functions as a biocide a
- CIR source file: PRS284.pdf
- Extraction JSON: CIR Safety Assessment Database
- Conclusion page in CIR extraction: 24