MINERAL SPIRITS (petroleum ether)
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 16752
- Prohibited above an impurity threshold (Annex II)
MINERAL SPIRITS (petroleum ether): Prohibited above an impurity threshold (Annex II, entry 1539), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Solvent: dissolves other substances.
What the rules say
Prohibited only if the substance contains at least 0.1% (w/w) benzene. This content does not appear on an ingredient list.
Hazard and risk
The CLP Regulation classifies this substance as carcinogenic, category 1B (presumed effect, established mainly from animal studies) and mutagenic (may damage DNA), category 1B (presumed effect, established mainly from animal studies).
This classification describes what the substance can cause (a hazard), not what happens when using a product (a risk): the risk depends on the dose, the form and the route of exposure (skin, inhalation, ingestion).
The CMR classification does not apply if the substance meets an impurity limit (CLP note P, for example less than 0.1% butadiene for butane): this cannot be checked on an ingredient list.
The text of the annexes
Prohibited above an impurity threshold
CosIng links the name MINERAL SPIRITS to this entry. The cases of prohibition are explained above, in “In plain words”; the official title is given below.
- Entry
- Annex II, No 1539
- Substance
- Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain = 0,1 % w/w benzene
- CAS
- 85536-20-5 [1]; 85536-19-2 [2]; 90641-12-6 [3]; 90989-38-1 [4]; 91995-20-9 [5]; 92062-36-7 [6]; 91995-61-8 [7]; 101316-63-6 [8]; 93821-38-6 [9]; 90641-02-4 [10]; 101316-62-5 [11]; 90641-03-5 [12]; 65996-79-4 [13]; 101794-90-5 [14]; 90640-87-2 [15]; 84650-03-3 [16]; 65996-82-9 [17]; 90641-01-3 [18]; 65996-87-4 [19]; 90640-99-6 [20]; 68391-11-7 [21]; 92062-33-4 [22]; 91082-52-9 [23]; 68937-63-3 [24]; 92062-28-7 [25]; 92062-27-6 [26]; 91082-53-0 [27]; 91995-31-2 [28]; 91995-35-6 [29]; 91995-66-3 [30]; 122070-79-5 [31]; 122070-80-8 [32]; 65996-78-3 [33]; 94114-52-0 [34]; 94114-53-1 [35]; 94114-54-2 [36]; 94114-56-4 [37]; 94114-57-5 [38]; 90641-11-5 [39]; 8006-61-9 [40]; 8030-30-6 [41]; 8032-32-4 [42]; 64741-41-9 [43]; 64741-42-0 [44]; 64741-46-4 [45]; 64742-89-8 [46]; 68410-05-9 [47]; 68514-15-8 [48]; 68606-11-1 [49]; 68783-12-0 [50]; 68921-08-4 [51]; 101631-20-3 [52]; 64741-64-6 [53]; 64741-65-7 [54]; 64741-66-8 [55]; 64741-70-4 [56]; 64741-84-0 [57]; 64741-92-0 [58]; 68410-71-9 [59]; 68425-35-4 [60]; 68527-27-5 [61]; 91995-53-8 [62]; 92045-49-3 [63]; 92045-55-1 [64]; 92045-58-4 [65]; 92045-64-2 [66]; 101316-67-0 [67]; 64741-54-4 [68]; 64741-55-5 [69]; 68476-46-0 [70]; 68783-09-5 [71]; 91995-50-5 [72]; 92045-50-6 [73]; 92045-59-5 [74]; 92128-94-4 [75]; 101794-97-2 [76]; 101896-28-0 [77]; 64741-63-5 [78]; 64741-68-0 [79]; 68475-79-6 [80]; 68476-47-1 [81]; 68478-15-9 [82]; 68513-03-1 [83]; 68513-63-3 [84]; 68514-79-4 [85]; 68919-37-9 [86]; 68955-35-1 [87]; 85116-58-1 [88]; 91995-18-5 [89]; 93571-75-6 [90]; 93572-29-3 [91]; 93572-35-1 [92]; 93572-36-2 [93]; 64741-74-8 [94]; 64741-83-9 [95]; 67891-79-6 [96]; 67891-80-9 [97]; 68425-29-6 [98]; 68475-70-7 [99]; 68603-00-9 [100]; 68603-01-0 [101]; 68603-03-2 [102]; 68955-29-3 [103]; 92045-65-3 [104]; 64742-48-9 [105]; 64742-49-0 [106]; 64742-73-0 [107]; 68410-96-8 [108]; 68410-97-9 [109]; 68410-98-0 [110]; 68512-78-7 [111]; 85116-60-5 [112]; 85116-61-6 [113]; 92045-51-7 [114]; 92045-52-8 [115]; 92045-57-3 [116]; 92045-61-9 [117]; 92062-15-2 [118]; 93165-55-0 [119]; 93763-33-8 [120]; 93763-34-9 [121]; 64741-47-5 [122]; 64741-48-6 [123]; 64741-69-1 [124]; 64741-78-2 [125]; 64741-87-3 [126]; 64742-15-0 [127]; 64742-22-9 [128]; 64742-23-0 [129]; 64742-66-1 [130]; 64742-83-2 [131]; 64742-95-6 [132]; 68131-49-7 [133]; 68477-34-9 [134]; 68477-50-9 [135]; 68477-53-2 [136]; 68477-55-4 [137]; 68477-61-2 [138]; 68477-89-4 [139]; 68478-12-6 [140]; 68478-16-0 [141]; 68513-02-0 [142]; 68516-20-1 [143]; 68527-21-9 [144]; 68527-22-0 [145]; 68527-23-1 [146]; 68527-26-4 [147]; 68603-08-7 [148]; 68606-10-0 [149]; 68783-66-4 [150]; 68919-39-1 [151]; 68921-09-5 [152]; 85116-59-2 [153]; 86290-81-5 [154]; 90989-42-7 [155]; 91995-38-9 [156]; 91995-41-4 [157]; 91995-68-5 [158]; 92045-53-9 [159]; 92045-60-8 [160]; 92045-62-0 [161]; 92045-63-1 [162]; 92201-97-3 [163]; 93165-19-6 [164]; 94114-03-1 [165]; 95009-23-7 [166]; 97926-43-7 [167]; 98219-46-6 [168]; 98219-47-7 [169]; 101316-56-7 [170]; 101316-66-9 [171]; 101316-76-1 [172]; 101795-01-1 [173]; 102110-14-5 [174]; 68476-50-6 [175]; 68476-55-1 [176]; 90989-39-2 [177];
- EC
- 287-502-5 [1]; 287-500-4 [2]; 292-636-2 [3]; 292-694-9 [4]; 295-281-1 [5]; 295-551-9 [6]; 295-323-9 [7]; 309-868-8 [8]; 298-725-2 [9]; 292-625-2 [10]; 309-867-2 [11]; 292-626-8 [12]; 266-013-0 [13]; 309-971-8 [14]; 292-609-5 [15]; 283-483-2 [16]; 266-016-7 [17]; 292-624-7 [18]; 266-021-4 [19]; 292-622-6 [20]; 269-929-9 [21]; 295-548-2 [22]; 293-766-2 [23]; 273-077-3 [24]; 295-543-5 [25]; 295-541-4 [26]; 293-767-8 [27]; 295-292-1 [28]; 295-295-8 [29]; 295-329-1 [30]; 310-170-0 [31]; 310-171-6 [32]; 266-012-5 [33]; 302-688-0 [34]; 302-689-6 [35]; 302-690-1 [36]; 302-692-2 [37]; 302-693-8 [38]; 292-635-7 [39]; 232-349-1 [40]; 232-443-2 [41]; 232-453-7 [42]; 265-041-0 [43]; 265-042-6 [44]; 265-046-8 [45]; 265-192-2 [46]; 270-077-5 [47]; 271-025-4 [48]; 271-727-0 [49]; 272-186-3 [50]; 272-931-2 [51]; 309-945-6 [52]; 265-066-7 [53]; 265-067-2 [54]; 265-068-8 [55]; 265-073-5 [56]; 265-086-6 [57]; 265-095-5 [58]; 270-088-5 [59]; 270-349-3 [60]; 271-267-0 [61]; 295-315-5 [62]; 295-430-0 [63]; 295-436-3 [64]; 295-440-5 [65]; 295-446-8 [66]; 309-871-4 [67]; 265-055-7 [68]; 265-056-2 [69]; 270-686-6 [70]; 272-185-8 [71]; 295-311-3 [72]; 295-431-6 [73]; 295-441-0 [74]; 295-794-0 [75]; 309-974-4 [76]; 309-987-5 [77]; 265-065-1 [78]; 265-070-9 [79]; 270-660-4 [80]; 270-687-1 [81]; 270-794-3 [82]; 270-993-5 [83]; 271-008-1 [84]; 271-058-4 [85]; 272-895-8 [86]; 273-271-8 [87]; 285-509-8 [88]; 295-279-0 [89]; 297-401-8 [90]; 297-458-9 [91]; 297-465-7 [92]; 297-466-2 [93]; 265-075-6 [94]; 265-085-0 [95]; 267-563-4 [96]; 267-565-5 [97]; 270-344-6 [98]; 270-658-3 [99]; 271-631-9 [100]; 271-632-4 [101]; 271-634-5 [102]; 273-266-0 [103]; 295-447-3 [104]; 265-150-3 [105]; 265-151-9 [106]; 265-178-6 [107]; 270-092-7 [108]; 270-093-2 [109]; 270-094-8 [110]; 270-988-8 [111]; 285-511-9 [112]; 285-512-4 [113]; 295-432-1 [114]; 295-433-7 [115]; 295-438-4 [116]; 295-443-1 [117]; 295-529-9 [118]; 296-942-7 [119]; 297-852-0 [120]; 297-853-6 [121]; 265-047-3 [122]; 265-048-9 [123]; 265-071-4 [124]; 265-079-8 [125]; 265-089-2 [126]; 265-115-2 [127]; 265-122-0 [128]; 265-123-6 [129]; 265-170-2 [130]; 265-187-5 [131]; 265-199-0 [132]; 268-618-5 [133]; 270-725-7 [134]; 270-735-1 [135]; 270-736-7 [136]; 270-738-8 [137]; 270-741-4 [138]; 270-771-8 [139]; 270-791-7 [140]; 270-795-9 [141]; 270-991-4 [142]; 271-138-9 [143]; 271-262-3 [144]; 271-263-9 [145]; 271-264-4 [146]; 271-266-5 [147]; 271-635-0 [148]; 271-726-5 [149]; 272-206-0 [150]; 272-896-3 [151]; 272-932-8 [152]; 285-510-3 [153]; 289-220-8 [154]; 292-698-0 [155]; 295-298-4 [156]; 295-302-4 [157]; 295-331-2 [158]; 295-434-2 [159]; 295-442-6 [160]; 295-444-7 [161]; 295-445-2 [162]; 296-028-8 [163]; 296-903-4 [164]; 302-639-3 [165]; 305-750-5 [166]; 308-261-5 [167]; 308-713-1 [168]; 308-714-7 [169]; 309-862-5 [170]; 309-870-9 [171]; 309-879-8 [172]; 309-976-5 [173]; 310-012-0 [174]; 270-690-8 [175]; 270-695-5 [176]; 292-695-4 [177];
- CMR
- Carcinogenic Cat. 1B(),Mutagenic Cat. 1B()
Dates in the act (1)
- Entry into force on 12 June 2019
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 35368
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 8032-32-4
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 232-453-7
- Declared functions
- Solvent
- Wikidata
- Q912189
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.029.498
Classified hazard (CLP Regulation)
A classification describes an intrinsic hazard, not a risk: the risk depends on the dose, the form and the exposure.
Ligroine; Low boiling point naphtha; [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum. This fraction boils in a range of approximately 20 oC to 135 oC (58oF to 275oF).]
CMR Carc. 1B ; Muta. 1B
- Hazard classes
- Carc. 1B
Muta. 1B
Asp. Tox. 1 - Hazard statements
- H350 H340 H304
- CLP notes
- P
The CMR classification does not apply if the substance meets an impurity limit (CLP note P, for example less than 0.1% butadiene for butane): this cannot be checked on an ingredient list.
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Prohibited above an impurity threshold (Annex II)
Same entries as in the European Union. Conditions (concentrations, warnings) may differ: they are not compared here.
Switzerland
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).
United States, federal rules
None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.