Textile
Leather
Polymers

Chapter 1: ZDHC MRSL

1M. Other/Miscellaneous Chemicals

These are other chemicals / substances / process with a usage ban.


Substance CASNO
Applicability
Supplier Guidance
Formulation Limit
General Techniques for Analysing Chemicals Guidance Sheet
D4 (Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane) 556-67-2
Textile
No intentional use
1000 mg/kg
Leather
No intentional use
1000 mg/kg
Polymers (R,F,A)
No intentional use
1000 mg/kg
TEGEWA method, Chloroform extraction, GC/MS Guidance Sheet
Cyclic siloxane can be present as contaminants in the formulations that contain silicone, such as softeners.
D5 (Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane) 541-02-6
Textile
No intentional use
1000 mg/kg
Leather
No intentional use
1000 mg/kg
Polymers (R,F,A)
No intentional use
1000 mg/kg
TEGEWA method, Chloroform extraction, GC/MS Guidance Sheet
Cyclic siloxane can be present as contaminants in the formulations that contain silicone, such as softeners.
D6 (Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane) 540-97-6
Textile
No intentional use
1000 mg/kg
Leather
No intentional use
1000 mg/kg
Polymers (R,F,A)
No intentional use
1000 mg/kg
TEGEWA method, Chloroform extraction, GC/MS Guidance Sheet
Cyclic siloxane can be present as contaminants in the formulations that contain silicone, such as softeners.

Chapter 2: ZDHC MRSL Candidate List

Chapter 3: ZDHC MRSL Archived Substances