Ingredient Dictionary

BORON NITRIDE

Boron nitride is a nitride.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 584 list it before the 1% line and 107 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 636 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 636

Definition

Boron nitride is a nitride.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 2U4T60A6YD · registered name BORON NITRIDE · polymer

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Boron Nitride is the inorganic compound that conforms to the formula

Cosmetic roles

Adds bulkBULKINGAdjusts slipSLIP MODIFIER

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Boron Nitride as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 窒化ホウ素: 本品は、次の化学式で表される無機顔料である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

BORON NITRIDEINCI보론나이트라이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)Boron nitride (BN)Synonym窒化ホウ素Japanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 10043-11-5
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 233-136-6
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 701-292-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 701-292-9; 233-136-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID5051498
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID9030046

IUPAC: Nitriloborane
Molecular formula: BN
Molecular weight: 24.82 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Dry Powder, Liquid, Other Solid · Solid, [Merck Index] Insoluble, [MSDSonline] Crystallizes into 3 forms: alpha (white and hexagonal), beta (high-pressure cubic), and gamma (high-pressure wurtzite structure), [Ullmann]

Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem

What products actually use it for

What the 31 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

Lubricating agent4
Conductive agent4
Softener and conditioner3
Filler3
Anti-adhesive/cohesive2
Processing aids not otherwise specified2
Absorbent2
Opacifer2

9 other uses

Insulators1
Dehydrating agent (desiccant)1
Crystal growth modifiers (nucleating agents)1
Adhesion/cohesion promoter1
Heat transferring agent1
Film former1
Tanning agents not otherwise specified1
Sealant (barrier)1
Foamant1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low2

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 4 studies

Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: US regulation for the Enforcement of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (16 CFR 1500) according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to other guideline: US regulation for the Enforcement of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (16 CFR 1500) according to