o-Phenylphenol
What is it?
o-Phenylphenol is a preservative and fungicide used in cosmetics, agriculture, cutting fluids, and cleaning compounds. It may also be used as an intermediate in dye manufacture.
How do I avoid it?
You should avoid contact with this substance. Avoidance requires reading labels, package inserts, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and on occasion, direct communication with the manufacturer.
Uses:
- Agricultural fungicide for citrus fruits
- Germicide and fungicide in cosmetics
- Used in manufacturing dye, resins, rubber chemicals, and paints
- A preservative in cooling fluids, detergents, and cleaning compounds
- Disinfectant in households, hospitals, nursing homes, farms, laundries, barbershops, and food processing plants
- Personal care
- Underarm deodorants
- Facial cleanser
Other names for o-phenylphenol:
- 2-Phenylphenol
- Dowicide 1
- Phenylphenol O-
- o-Diphenylol
- Orthophenulphenol
- Biphenylol
- 2-hydroxybiphenyl
- o-Phenylphenol
- Orthoxenol
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