Definition
Umber is a naturally occurring inorganic compound consisting mainly of aluminium silicate, manganese oxide and iron oxide hydrate
Cosmetic roles
Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
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
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name アンバー: 本品は、ケイ酸アルミニウム、酸化マンガン及び酸化鉄水和物の混合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
UMBERINCIアンバーJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 12713-03-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8093994
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.
- Pigment2
- Absorbent1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Calculating altmetrics based on the data obtained at users’ accessing library e-catalogs · 2021
- Some of thyme (Thymus vulgaris) properties in ruminant's nutrition · 2012
- P1-173 Delay in the first dental visit in a Brazilian cohort study · 2011
- Epidermal G rowth F actor R eceptor i n N on-Small-Cell L ung Carcinomas: C orrelation B etween G ene C opy N umber a nd Protein E xpression a nd I mpact o n P rognosis · 2003
- PERSISTENT VERSUS TRANSIENT MAP KINASE (ERK) ACTIVATION IN THE PROLIFERATION OF LUNG EPITHELIAL TYPE 2 CELLS · 2001
Linked databases 10
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients
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