ZINC OXIDE (NANO)
Zinc oxide (nano)
Key data
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Record details
INCI glossary name
ZINC OXIDE (NANO)
Chemical name
Zinc oxide (nano)
Chemical / IUPAC name
Zinc oxide (nano)
Maximum concentration
25% - In case of combined use of zinc oxide and zinc oxide (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit of 25%
Warnings
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,
— water solubility < 50 mg/L
—uncoated, or coated with triethoxycaprylylsilane, dimethicone, dimethoxydiphenylsilanetriethoxycaprylylsilane cross- polymer, or octyl triethoxy silane.
Regulatory information
Regulation
(EU) 2016/621
SCCS opinions
Opinion concerning Zinc oxide,Statement on Zinc Oxide used in Sunscreens,Opinion on Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products,Clarification on Opinion SCCNFP/0932/05 on Zinc Oxide,Addendum to the Opinion SCCS/1489/12 on Zinc oxide (nano form)
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