Catalogue of cosmetic ingredients

The European Commission published a catalogue of all nanomaterials used in cosmetic products in the EU in July 2017, and the catalogue is regularly updated. Many of the substances listed in the catalogue are also registered under the REACH Regulation.

The table below lists the nanomaterials in the European Commission’s catalogue, with their EC and CAS numbers, and links them to their registration data in the chemicals database maintained by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). There you can find more information about their safe use and what regulatory activities are relevant to them.

The linking was done by matching chemical substances existing in ECHA’s database through their CAS numbers and/or with the name of the nanomaterial in the catalogue.

As the registration of nanomaterials under the cosmetics regulation and the registration of substances under REACH have different scopes, it is not possible to a have a perfect match in all cases. Some of the entries in the catalogue of nanomaterials used in cosmetic products are more specific in scope than the substances registered under REACH. Note that a registration made under REACH may not specifically cover the nanoforms of the substances used in cosmetics.

Last update: December 2019

 

EC/List name EC CAS Type Name
Carbon black 215-609-9 1333-86-4 Colourant CI 77266 / CARBON BLACK

Titanium dioxide

236-675-5 13463-67-7 Colorant/UV Filter

CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Zinc oxide

215-222-5 215-222-5 Colorant/UV Filter CI 77947 / ZINC OXIDE

2,2'-methylenebis(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol)

403-800-1 103597-45-1 UV-Filter

METHYLENE BISBENZOTRIAZOLYL TETRAMETHYLBUTYLPHENOL

1,3,5-Triazine, 2,4,6-tris([1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)- 479-950-7 31274-51-8 UV Filter

TRIS-BIPHENYL TRIAZINE

Aluminium oxide 215-691-6 1344-28-1 Other functions Alumina
copper 231-159-6 7440-50-8 Other functions Colloidal Copper
Gold 231-165-9 7440-57-5 Other functions Colloidal gold
Platinum 231-116-1 7440-06-4 Other functions COLLOIDAL PLATINUM
Silver 231-131-3 7440-22-4 Other functions Colloidal silver
copper 231-159-6 7440-50-8 Other functions Copper
(C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene 99685-96-8 99685-96-8 Other functions Fullerenes
Fullerene C70 634-223-5 115383-22-7 Other functions Fullerenes
Fullerene, multiwalled 923-072-3 N/A Other functions Fullerenes
Fullerenes C60/C70 682-073-4 131159-39-2 Other functions Fullerenes
Fullerenes C60/C70 943-307-3 131159-39-2 Other functions Fullerenes
Gold 231-165-9 7440-57-5 Other functions GOLD
No Entry in ECHA's chemicals database N/A N/A Other functions GOLD THIOETHYLAMINO HYALURONIC ACID
silicon dioxide; synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide (nano) 231-545-4 7631-86-9 Other functions HYDRATED SILICA
Hydroxylapatite (Ca5(OH)(PO4)3) 215-145-7 1306-06-5 Other functions HYDROXYAPATITE
Pentacalcium hydroxide tris(orthophosphate) 235-330-6 12167-74-7 Other functions HYDROXYAPATITE
Silicic acid, lithium magnesium sodium salt 258-476-2 53320-86-8 Other functions

LITHIUM MAGNESIUM SODIUM SILICATE

Platinum 231-116-1 7440-06-4 Other functions PLATINUM
silicon dioxide; synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide (nano) 231-545-4 7631-86-9 Other functions SILICA
AMORPHOUS SILICA 614-122-2 67762-90-7 Other functions SILICA DIMETHICONE SILYLATE
Silane, dichlorodimethyl-, reaction products with silica 271-893-4 68611-44-9 Other functions SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE
Silanamine, 1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)-, hydrolysis products with silica 272-697-1 68909-20-6 Other functions SILICA SILYLATE
Silver 231-131-3 7440-22-4 Other functions SILVER
Silicate(2-), hexafluoro-, disodium, reaction products with lithium magnesium sodium silicate 285-349-9 85085-18-3 Other functions SODIUM MAGNESIUM FLUOROSILICATE
No Entry in ECHA's chemicals database N/A N/A Other functions SODIUM MAGNESIUM SILICATE
No Entry in ECHA's chemicals database N/A N/A Other functions SODIUM PROPOXYHYDROXYPROPYL THIOSULFATE SILICA
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with ethenylbenzene 618-461-7 9010-92-8 Other functions STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER

 

 

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