Substance profile

Petrolatum

Petrolatum is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 8009-03-8 Danger

01 · Identification

What Petrolatum is

Petrolatum is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

CAS number8009-03-8

EC number232-373-2

Index number649-254-00-X

[A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as a semi-solid from dewaxing paraffinic residual oil. It consists predominantly of saturated crystalline and liquid hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25.]

02 · GHS classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Signal wordDanger

Hazard statements assigned to Petrolatum
Code	Hazard statement
H350	May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.

Precautionary statements: P201, P280, P308, P313

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