How much products actually contain
3 products state the amountmedian 0.01%
- under 0.01% 0
- 0.01–0.1% 3
- 0.1–1% 0
- 1% or more 0
Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.
Of the products containing it, 26 list it before the 1% line and 14 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 39 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 39
ROUND LABROUND LAB Pine Cica Deep Pore Clay Pack Cleanser 150ml
KosasKosas The Sun Show
Beauty of JoseonBeauty of Joseon Red Bean Refreshing Pore Mask
KosasKosas Blush is Life
KosasKosas Mini Blush is Life
RIREAqua Pore Mud Mask
OSEAOSEA Seabiotic® Water Cream
rom&ndSheer Bead Powder
MEDIHEALDerma Creampack Cleanser Rose PDRN [Pore Firming]
AnuaAnua Heartleaf Quercetinol Pore Deep Cleansing Foam
DermalogicaDermalogica blackhead clearing fizz mask
MastinaWhite Mastic Modeling Pack Cleanser
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 08X4KI73EZ · registered name HECTORITE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Amended Safety Assessment Naturally-Sourced Clays as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Aluminum Silicate, Calcium Silicate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Trisilicate, Sodium Magnesium Silicate, Zirconium Silicate, Attapulgite, Bentonite, Fuller's Earth, Hectorite, Kaolin, Lithium Magnesium Silicate, Lithium Magnesium Sodium Silicate, Montmorillonite, Pyrophyllite and Zeolite
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ヘクトライト: 本品は、ベントナイトクレーの主成分であるモンモリロナイト（＊）の一種である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 12173-47-6
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68084-71-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 235-340-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3047502
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Molecular weight
- 360.5838
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 45 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.
- Viscosity modifier15
- Pigment12
- Thickening agent6
- Filler5
- Absorbent4
- Opacifer1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Dispersing agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Intercellular lipid-cored, hectorite nanoplatelet-armored pickering emulsions with enhanced transdermal delivery and epidermal hydration. · 2024
- Characterization of Organophilic Clays for Their Application in Cosmetic Formulations (hectorite) · 2022
- Structuring Pickering Emulsion Interfaces with Bilayered Coacervates of Cellulose Nanofibers and Hectorite Nanoplatelets. · 2021
- Safety Assessment of Ammonium Hectorites as Used in Cosmetics · 2013
- Final report on the safety assessment of Aluminum Silicate, Calcium Silicate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Trisilicate, Sodium Magnesium Silicate, Zirconium Silicate, Attapulgite, Bentonite, Fuller's Earth, hectorite, Kaolin, Lithium Magnesium Silicate, Lithium Magnesiu · 2003
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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