Ingredient Dictionary

GRAPHITE

Carbon black (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size) can cause cancer according to The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

Definition

Carbon black (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size) can cause cancer according to The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 4QQN74LH4O · registered name GRAPHITE · polymer

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Graphite is a crystallized form of carbon.

Cosmetic roles

Adds colourCOLORANT

Safety & regulatory references

Allowed colourant: United States

Source: US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name グラファイト: 本品は、結晶化した炭素である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

GRAPHITEINCIグラファイトJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 7782-42-5
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 231-955-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID2049634

Measured properties

Appearance: Carbon, activated is a black grains that have been treated to improve absorptive ability. May heat spontaneously if not properly cooled after manufacture. · CBI, Large Crystals, Other Solid, Wet Solid, Dry Powder, Liquid
Odour: Odorless. · odourless
Boiling point: Sublimes at 3642 °C, triple point (graphite-liquid-gas), 4492 °C at a pressure of 101.325 kPa · >4000 °C
Melting point: Melting point equals greater than 3500 °C · MW: 760.642 Yellow needles of plates. MP: >280 °C. Soluble in organic solvents /Fullerene-60/
Solubility: Insoluble · Solubility in water: none
Density: The apparent density of beech charcoal is 0.45 g/mL and that of pine charcoal is 0.28 g/mL, the density of pore-free charcoal ranges between 1.38 and 1.46 g/mL, depending on the kind of wood, the porosity of beech charcoal is ca 70%, the bulk density of charcoal, which depends on the kind of wood and the size of the pieces, ranges from 180 to 220 kg/cu m, the heating value ranges between 29 and 33 · Relative density (water = 1): 1.8-3.51
Melting/freezing point: 600 ℃(1013 hPa)
Relative density: 2.214 (20°C)
Molecular weight: 12.011

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 50 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.

Conductive agent27
Filler6
Processing aids not otherwise specified4
Diluent4
Catalyst2
Pigment2
Insulators1
Chemical reaction regulator1

3 other uses

Dye1
Lubricating agent1
Soil amendments1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 1 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 3 studies

Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) 2002 according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) 2008 according to
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) (April 24, 2002); see principles if other than guideline
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) 2002 according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) 2008 according to