Substance profile
Petrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated
Petrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Petrolatum (petroleum)… is
Petrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Petrolatum (petroleum)… identifiers and molecular data
Petrolatum (petroleum)… CAS number and EC number
Other names for Petrolatum (petroleum)…
- Petrolatum
- [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the treatment of petroleum petrolatum with activated carbon for the removal of trace polar constituents and impurities. It consists predominantly of saturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C20.]
03 · GHS classification
Petrolatum (petroleum)… hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Petrolatum (petroleum)… pictograms and signal word
Petrolatum (petroleum)… hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinogenicity GHS chapter 3.6 | Category 1A or 1B | H350 | GHS08 |
Where two values are shown with “or”, the hazard statement is shared by more than one category or by more than one class, and the code alone does not say which. H272, for example, belongs to oxidising liquids and to oxidising solids — the physical state decides. The binding answer for a specific entry is in the CLP Annex VI table itself.
Petrolatum (petroleum)… hazard statements (H-codes)
| 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>. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Petrolatum (petroleum)…. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for Petrolatum (petroleum)…
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Petrolatum (petroleum)… issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
04 · Precautionary statements
Petrolatum (petroleum)… precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Petrolatum (petroleum)…. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Reading the notation. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.
05 · Names in the regulation
Petrolatum (petroleum)… name in 23 EU languages
CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.
| Language | Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian български | Петролатум (нефтен), обработен с активен въглен Петролатум |
| Spanish español | Vaselina (petróleo), tratada con carbón vaselina |
| Czech čeština | petrolatum (ropné), rafinované aktivním uhlím petrolatum |
| Danish dansk | vaselin (råolie) carbonbehandlet vaselin |
| German Deutsch | Petrolatum (Erdöl), mit Kohlenstoff behandelt Petrolatum |
| Estonian eesti | vaseliin (nafta), aktiivsöega töödeldud vaseliin |
| Greek ελληνικά | Βαζελίνη (πετρελαίου), κατεργασμένη με άνθρακα Βαζελίνη |
| English English | Petrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated Petrolatum |
| French français | Pétrolatum (pétrole), traité au charbon pétrolatum |
| Croatian hrvatski | vazelin (nafta), obrađen ugljikom vazelin |
| Italian italiano | petrolato (petrolio), trattato con carbone petrolato |
| Latvian latviešu | Petrolatums (naftas), apstrādāts ar aktīvo ogli Petrolatums |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | Petrolatumas (nafta), grynintas anglimis petrolatumas |
| Hungarian magyar | Petrolátum (ásványolaj), aktív szénnel kezelt Petrolátum |
| Maltese Malti | Petrolatum (żejt mhux maħdum), trattat bil-karbonju Petrolatum |
| Dutch Nederlands | petrolatum (aardolie), behandeld met kool petrolatum |
| Polish polski | Wazelina oczyszczona węglem aktywnym (ropa naftowa) Wazelina |
| Portuguese português | petrolato (petróleo), tratado com carvão ativado petrolato |
| Romanian română | Petrolatum (petrol), tratat cu cărbune Petrolatum |
| Slovak slovenčina | petrolátum (ropné), upravované aktívnym uhlím petrolátum |
| Slovenian slovenščina | vazelin (nafta), obdelan z ogljikom vazelin |
| Finnish suomi | Vaseliini (maaöljy), hiilikäsitelty Vaseliini |
| Swedish svenska | Petrolatum (petroleum), kolbehandlat Petrolatum |
All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.
06 · Label elements
Petrolatum (petroleum)… GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Petrolatum (petroleum)…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Petrolatum (petroleum)…
- May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- Obtain special instructions before use.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF exposed or concerned:
- Get medical advice/attention.
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Petrolatum (petroleum)… — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Petrolatum (petroleum)…?
The CAS number of Petrolatum (petroleum)… is 97862-97-0. Its EC number is 308-149-6.
What does a Petrolatum (petroleum)… label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Petrolatum (petroleum)… carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Petrolatum (petroleum)… flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Petrolatum (petroleum)… no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.
Is Petrolatum (petroleum)… a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Petrolatum (petroleum)… as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.
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