Triclocarban

Also known as: TCC, 3,4,4-trichlorocarbanilide

Higher concernunder our published method

By NordicScan Evidence Engine · generated from structured evidence records · source spans verified by automated gates · Reviewed 2026-07-08 · Evidence snapshot geo-wave1-evidence-snapshot-2026-07-08 · Scoring engine det_v3 · how we score.

What it is

Triclocarban is an antimicrobial ingredient historically used in some rinse-off wash products.

Why people ask

People ask because the strongest US source cell is an OTC consumer antiseptic wash drug rule, not a general cosmetics rule.

What our method flags — by use

Cosmetic · US OTC consumer antiseptic washes (drug rule, not cosmetics)

In US OTC consumer antiseptic wash scope, our method rates triclocarban as higher-concern; this is a drug-rule scope, not an all-cosmetics rule.

The US FDA restricted by 2016 final rule triclocarban for OTC consumer antiseptic wash products by finding it not GRAS/GRAE for that wash-product drug-rule scope.

Authority / source	Finding (our paraphrase)	Evidence tier	Date	Link
Federal Register / US FDA	The US FDA restricted by 2016 final rule triclocarban for OTC consumer antiseptic wash products by finding it not GRAS/GRAE for that wash-product drug-rule scope.	authority_regulatory	2016-09-06	source

Evidence coverage for this use: Limited (computed from source count × authority tier × recency; signals depth, does not change the concern band).

How this moves a product’s score

On a product score, triclocarban contributes a higher concern signal only in the OTC consumer antiseptic wash drug-rule scope reported here.

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Reviewed 2026-07-08 · Evidence snapshot geo-wave1-evidence-snapshot-2026-07-08 · Scoring engine det_v3 · Sources checked 2026-07-08 · See how we score.