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Manufacture, use & exposure

Uses by professional workers

Uses by professional workers

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Use name:
Application as cosmetic products (co-surfactant in gels – creams – lotions – miscellar water – butter – waxes -dispersant in coloured cosmetic products, etc), Industrial emulsions (co-surfactant), Personal care & detergents, agrochemicals/bioremediation
Regulatory status:
use in Scientific Research and Development
use in plant protection products
use in biocidal products
use in cosmetics products
use in food contact materials
use of the substance in mixtures below the concentration limit specified in REACH Art. 56(6)
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Application as cosmetic products (co-surfactant in gels – creams – lotions – miscellar water – butter – waxes -dispersant in coloured cosmetic products, etc), Industrial emulsions (co-surfactant), Personal care & detergents, agrochemicals/bioremediation
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
ERC8e: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
ERC9a: Widespread use of functional fluid (indoor)
ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Name of activity / technique:
Application as cosmetic products (co-surfactant in gels – creams – lotions – miscellar water – butter – waxes -dispersant in coloured cosmetic products, etc), Industrial emulsions (co-surfactant), Personal care & detergents, agrochemicals/bioremediation
Process category (PROC):
PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
PROC 6: Calendering operations
PROC 7: Industrial spraying
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
PROC 10: Roller application or brushing
PROC 11: Non industrial spraying
PROC 12: Use of blowing agents in manufacture of foam
PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
PROC 19: Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.
PROC 20: Use of functional fluids in small devices
PROC 0: Other: bioremediation
Product category used:
PC 1: Adhesives, sealants
PC 2: Adsorbents
PC 9a: Coatings and paints, thinners, paint removes
PC 9b: Fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay
PC 12: Fertilisers
PC 18: Ink and toners
PC 20: Products such as ph-regulators, flocculants, precipitants, neutralisation agents
PC 21: Laboratory chemicals
PC 23: Leather treatment products
PC 24: Lubricants, greases, release products
PC 27: Plant protection products
PC 28: Perfumes, fragrances
PC 29: Pharmaceuticals
PC 31: Polishes and wax blends
PC 32: Polymer preparations and compounds
PC 36: Water softeners
PC 37: Water treatment chemicals
PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
PC 40: Extraction agents
PC41: Oil and gas exploration or production products
Sector of end use:
SU 1: Agriculture, forestry and fishing
SU 4: Manufacture of food products
SU 5: Manufacture of textiles, leather, fur
SU 8: Manufacture of bulk, large scale chemicals (including petroleum products)
SU 9: Manufacture of fine chemicals
SU 11: Manufacture of rubber products
SU 12: Manufacture of plastics products, including compounding and conversion
SU 20: Health services
SU 24: Scientific research and development
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
as such
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
yes
Insignificant exposure via the following route:
oral
dermal
eye
inhalatory
Insignificant release via the following route:
water
air
soil
waste
Pattern of exposure:
occasional