Are there usage precautions?

규조토(디아토머스 어스)는 미세한 미네랄 입자로 피부 각질 제거에 도움을 줍니다. 세정 및 흡습력이 뛰어나 클렌저, 마스크 등에 사용됩니다.

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Ingredient Dictionary

DIATOMACEOUS EARTH

How much products actually contain

2 products state the amountmedian 80%

under 0.01% 0
0.01–0.1% 0
0.1–1% 0
1% or more 2

Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.

Of the products containing it, 63 list it before the 1% line and 4 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 67 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 67

Definition

Diatomaceous Earth is a mineral material consisting chiefly of the siliceous frustules and fragments of various species of diatoms

Cosmetic roles

Scrubs physicallyABRASIVEMakes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYINGAdds bulkBULKINGStops powders from cakingANTICAKING

Safety & regulatory references

Allowed colourant: United States

Source: US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Diatomaceous Earth as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ケイソウ土: 本品は、種々のケイソウの遺ガイから成るケイ酸質の堆積物である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

DIATOMACEOUS EARTHINCI규조토Korean label name (MFDS standard)ケイソウ土Japanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 61790-53-2
CAS No.chemical registry number: 68855-54-9
CAS No.chemical registry number: 61790-53-2
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 272-489-0
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 231-545-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 231-545-4
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID7049768

What products actually use it for

What the 58 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.

Filler26
Pigment15
Surface modifier5
Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not other2
Catalyst2
Processing aids not otherwise specified2
Viscosity modifier2
Abrasive1

3 other uses

Soil amendments1
Adsorbent1
No specific technical function1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

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 3 studies

Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Not classified
Skin Irritation · Screening
Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening