Ingredient Dictionary

CHROMIUM

Chromium (hexavalent compounds) can cause cancer according to California Labor Code.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 4 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

4 of 4 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

Chromium (hexavalent compounds) can cause cancer according to California Labor Code. It can cause developmental toxicity, female reproductive toxicity and male reproductive toxicity according to an independent committee of scientific and health experts.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 0R0008Q3JB · registered name CHROMIUM · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Adds colourCOLORANT

Safety & regulatory references

Banned: Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · Canada · China · European Union · South Korea · Taiwan · United Kingdom

Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 97

Source: EU prohibited substances (Annex II)

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · prohibited in cosmetics

Source: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist

Restriction II/97

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Names & identifiers

CHROMIUMINCI크롬Korean label name (MFDS standard)

CAS No.chemical registry number: 7440-47-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 231-157-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID3031022
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID1011022

IUPAC: Chromium
Molecular formula: Cr
Molecular weight: 51.9961 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Chromium is a very hard gray solid with a metallic luster. (NTP, 1992) · Dry Powder, Large Crystals, Other Solid, CBI
Odour: Odorless · odourless
Boiling point: 4788 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) · 2642
Melting point: 3452 °F (NTP, 1992) · 1900
Solubility: Insoluble (NIOSH, 2024) · Insoluble
Density: 7.2 (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water, will sink · 7.14 at 20 °C
Melting/freezing point: 1863 ℃(1 atm)
Initial boiling point and range: 2672 ℃(1 atm)
Vapour pressure: 1 atm (2482℃)
Vapour density: 7.19 g/㎤
Relative density: 7.14 (20℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 0.23
Molecular weight: 51.9961

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 27 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.

Degradant/impurity (EPA)10
Dye4
Filler4
Intermediate3
Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Alloying element1
Antioxidant1
Hardener1

2 other uses

Abrasive1
Pigment1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard