Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII OXK3V8KJ7L · registered name ZINC HYDROXIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Zinc Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ZINC HYDROXIDEINCIZinc hydroxide (Zn(OH)2)Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 20427-58-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 243-814-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 243-814-3 (I)
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7042516
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID5022516
- IUPAC
- Zinc dihydroxide
- Molecular formula
- H2O2Zn
- Molecular weight
- 99.39 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 10 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.
- Antioxidant2
- Degradant/impurity (EPA)2
- No specific technical function2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- UV stabilizer1
- Absorbent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Tlooto literature search 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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