Zinc Oxide

• antimicrobial
• bulking
• colorant
• oral care
• skin protecting
• light stabilizer
• uv absorber
• uv filter

• antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
• bulking: Non-reactive (chemically inert), solid ingredients that dilute other solids and/or increase the volume of cosmetic products.
• colorant: Exclusively or mainly intended to colour the cosmetic product, the body as a whole or certain parts thereof, by absorption or reflection of visible light; (precursors of oxidative hair colorants shall be deemed colorants). All authorised colorants are substances in the positive list of Annex IV to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
• oral care: Providing cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.

CAS 1314-13-2 · EC 215-222-5

Listed in Annex VI (ref. 30a) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration 25% - In case of combined use of zinc oxide and zinc oxide (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit of 25%. IV/144 VI/30 VI/30a Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user's lungs by inhalation. Only nanomaterials having the following characteristics are allowed: — purity ≥ 96 %, with wurtzite crystalline structure and physical appearance as clusters that are rod-like, star-like and/or isometric shapes, with impurities consisting only of carbon dioxide and water, whilst any other impurities are less than 1 % in total, — median diameter of the particle number size distribution D50 (50 % of the number below this diameter) > 30 nm and D1 (1 % below this size) > 20 nm, — wat