Ingredient record

Zinc Oxide

CAS

1314-13-2 Opens the substance record on PubChem

EC

215-222-5

Status

Permitted UV filter · Annex VI, entry 30

Maximum

- 25% - In case of combined use of zinc oxide and zinc oxide

Conditions

Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user's lungs by inhalation.

In brief

Zinc oxide is a white inorganic mineral compound used in cosmetic products as a UV filter, mainly absorbing and partly scattering ultraviolet light. It also acts as a colorant, giving a formulation opacity or whiteness.

Also written

酸化亜鉛 · 징크옥사이드

Appears in

1 catalogue product

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