Hydroxyapatite
Hydroxyapatite (nano)
Key data
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Record details
INCI glossary name
Hydroxyapatite (nano)
Chemical name
Hydroxyapatite
Product type
Maximum concentration
(a) 10 % (b) 0,465 %
Other restrictions
For (a) and (b): 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:
— [composed of] rod-shaped particles of which at least 95,8 % (in particle number) have an aspect ratio less than 3, and the remaining 4,2 % have an aspect ratio not exceeding 4,9;
— the particles are not coated or surface modified
Regulatory information
Regulation
(EU) 2024/858
SCCS opinions
- OPINION ON Hydroxyapatite (nano)
- OPINION ON Hydroxyapatite (nano)
- SCIENTIFIC ADVICE on the safety of nanomaterials in cosmetics
Identified ingredients
- HYDROXYAPATITE
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