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INCI ingredient

Zinc Acetate

Zinc Acetate appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in toothpastes.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Zinc Acetate appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in toothpastes.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antimicrobial, astringent, oral care, skin protecting

Products with Zinc Acetate

in 2 products

Showing 2 of 2 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antimicrobial
  • astringent
  • oral care
  • skin protecting
  • antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
  • astringent: Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
  • oral care: Providing cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.
  • skin protecting: Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.

CAS 557-34-6(anhydrous)/5970-45-6 (hydrate) · EC 209-170-2/-

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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