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TIN OXIDE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 1,039 list it before the 1% line and 779 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 1,812 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 1,812

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII KM7N50LOS6 · registered name STANNIC OXIDE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYINGAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGAdds bulkBULKINGScrubs physicallyABRASIVE

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)

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Tin (IV) Oxide as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 酸化スズ: 本品は、スズの酸化物であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

TIN OXIDEINCI틴옥사이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)Tin oxide (SnO2)Synonym酸化スズJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
1332-29-2
CAS No.chemical registry number
18282-10-5
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
215-569-2
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
242-159-0
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID8042474
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID701436879
IUPAC
Tin(4+) dioxide
Molecular formula
O2Sn
Molecular weight
150.708 g/mol

What products actually use it for

What the 4 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.

  • Pigment1
  • Softener and conditioner1
  • Anti-caking agent1
  • Chelating agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

3 skin studies and 3 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 6 studies
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    skin corrosion: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · other guideline: OECD 439: In vitro skin irritation: reconstructed human epidermis test method, 22 July 2010 according to other guideline: EC N 761.2009. L220, Annex III Part B46. "In vitro skin irritation: reconstructed human epidermis model test" according to other guideline: ISO/FDIS 10993-10, Annex D: 2009(E), "biological evaluation of medical devices-Part 10: test of irritation and skin sensitization". according to
  • Category 6.3B (Category 3)
    Skin Irritation · Read Across
  • Not likely to be sensitizing
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
  • 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) according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2400 (Acute Eye Irritation) according to
  • Moderate or Mild Irritation
    eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · other guideline: OECD 437 " Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test Method for Identifying ocular corrosives and severe irritants". according to

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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