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SILICA

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Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Markets with evidence
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Evidence gaps
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Resolved identifiers
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Resolved substance identity

CAS:7631-86-9112945-52-560676-86-0
EC:231-545-4262-373-8310-060-2
Ingredient index records:
SILICA
Cosmetic functions: ABRASIVE, ABSORBENT, ANTICAKING, BULKING, OPACIFYING, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Silicon dioxide

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SILICA

Regulatory evidence in all 13 markets

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European Union
EU
No local match0
Complete annex dataset
Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026
No annex match only means that these five annexes did not return a match; CosIng identity data and other EU obligations still need review.
Great Britain
GB
No local match0
Complete consolidated annex dataset
GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026
No annex match is not approval and does not cover Northern Ireland, which follows the applicable EU framework.
Canada
CA
No local match0
Complete Hotlist snapshot
Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025
The Hotlist is an administrative compliance tool, not an exhaustive safety approval list.
New Zealand
NZ
No local match0
Complete schedules dataset
Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026
The searchable spreadsheet is an aid; the legal Group Standard and incorporated notices remain authoritative.
ASEAN
ASEAN
No local match0
Complete regional annex dataset
ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026
Regional annex coverage does not replace member-state implementation dates, notifications or national deviations.
China
CN
No local match0
Complete prohibited catalogues plus official-source workflow
NMPA 2021 banned catalogues plus dynamic IECIC List I/List II system current since 2025
IECIC listing is not blanket approval; absence may require the new cosmetic ingredient route, and restrictions are checked separately.
Japan
JP
No local match0
Complete Standards appendices dataset
MHLW Standards for Cosmetics official English source and Japanese amendments checked for the imported snapshot
The Japanese text and subsequent notices are canonical; no local match is not a product-compliance conclusion.
South Korea
KR
No local match0
Complete current appendix dataset
MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026
Korean source wording is canonical and other positive lists/notices may still apply to the formulation.
United States
US
No local match0
Complete enumerated federal ingredient rules
eCFR Title 21 issue date 27 August 2026
FDA has no general approved-cosmetic-ingredient catalogue; absence from these sections is not approval or proof of safety.
Australia
AU
No local match0
Complete cosmetic-relevant Poisons Standard subset plus official workflow
Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026
An AICIS Inventory match is not cosmetic approval; no Inventory match can indicate a new, exempted, reported or confidential introduction.
Brazil
BR
No local match0
Complete prohibited dataset plus current restricted-list workflow
ANVISA RDC 1.029/2026 and RDC 1.030/2026, published 15 June 2026
RDC 1.030/2026 amends rather than replaces the prohibited baseline, and the second restricted-list revision was still under consultation in July 2026.
India
IN
No local match0
Complete current Part 2 dataset plus official workflow for Parts 1, 3 and 4
Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022)
The standards are separate controlled publications; absence from a locally indexed excerpt is not permission.
Saudi Arabia
SA
No local match0
Complete official list index
SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026
No list match is not permission; Gulf/SFDA product, claim, notification and technical requirements still apply.
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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 112945-52-5
CAS 112945-52-5CAS 60676-86-0CAS 7631-86-9PubChem CID 24261

Silica

IUPAC name
dioxosilane
Molecular formula
O2Si
Molecular weight
60.084 g/mol
Exact mass
59.966755773 Da
Topological polar surface area
34.1 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
2
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

SILICON DIOXIDE7631-86-9Silicic anhydrideDiatomaceous silicaWessalonZorbax silSilica, amorphousSilica, colloidal
16 more reported names
SillikolloidActicelCarplexExtrusilPorasilSantocelSilikilSiloxidSipernatNeosilNeosylZipaxcolloidal silicaWhite carbonSilicone dioxideVulkasil S
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Evidence from additional scientific databases

NIH PubChem PUG-View
Exact identifier match24261

Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.

  • First Aid: Excerpt from NIOSH Pocket Guide for Silica, amorphous:; Eye: IRRIGATE IMMEDIATELY - If this chemical contacts the eyes, immediately wash (irrigate) the eyes with large amounts of water, occasionally lifting the lower and upper lids. Get medical attention immediately.; Breathing: FRESH AIR - If a person breathes large amounts of this chemical, move the exposed person to fresh air at once. Other measures are usually unnecessary. (NIOSH, 2024) Source: CAMEO Chemicals
  • First Aid: (General first aid procedures); Eye: Irrigate immediately - If this chemical contacts the eyes, immediately wash (irrigate) the eyes with large amounts of water, occasionally lifting the lower and upper lids. Get medical attention immediately.; Breathing: Fresh air Source: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • GHS Hazard Statements: Not Classified; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria by 7724 of 9127 companies Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 9127 reports by companies from 60 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 7724 of 9127 reports by companies.; There are 55 notifications provided by 1403 of 9127 reports by companies with hazard statement code(s).; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Note: This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 35% (889 of 2540) of reports. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Signal: Warning Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H315 (56.3%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]; H319 (56.3%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; H335 (56.3%): May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation] Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 2540 reports by companies from 18 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 889 of 2540 reports by companies.; There are 17 notifications provided by 1651 of 2540 reports by companies with hazard statement code(s).; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Note: This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 96% (1614 of 1682) of all reports. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • GHS Hazard Statements: Not Classified; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria by 1614 of 1682 companies (only 4% companies provided GHS information). For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 1682 reports by companies from 17 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 1614 of 1682 reports by companies.; There are 14 notifications provided by 68 of 1682 reports by companies with hazard statement code(s).; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Note: This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 9.7% (125 of 1288) of reports. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Signal: Danger Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review Conclusion: The Panel concluded that synthetically-manufactured amorphous Silica ... safe in the present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment when formulated to be non-irritating. Source: Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review Finding(s): Safe for use in cosmetics, with qualifications Source: Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
  • Toxicity Summary: IDENTIFICATION: Quartz is a frequently occurring solid component of most natural mineral dusts. HUMAN EXPOSURE: Human exposures to quartz occur most often during occupational activities that involve the movement of earth, disturbance of silica containing products (masonry, concrete), or use or manufacture of silica containing products. Environmental exposure to ambient quartz dust can occur during natural, industrial and agricultural activities. Respirable quartz dust particles can be inhaled and deposited in the lung. There are many epidemiological studies of occupational cohorts exposed to respirable quartz dust. Silicosis, lung cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis are associated with occupational exposure to quartz dust. Statistically significant increases in deaths or cases of bronchitis, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, autoimmune related diseases (scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus) and renal diseases have been reported. Silicosis is the critical effect for hazard identification and risk assessment. There are sufficient epidemiological data to allow the risk of silicosis to be quantitatively estimated, but not to permit accurate esti Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Consumer Uses: Filler; Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable; Sealant (barrier); Other Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
  • Consumer Uses: Other; Abrasives; Filler; Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable; Surface modifier Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
  • Consumer Uses: CBI; Binder; Other; Lubricating agent; Anti-caking agent; Polymerization promoter; Dispersing agent; Anti-adhesive/cohesive; Insulators; Abrasives; Processing aids not otherwise specified; Surfactant (surface active agent); Flow promoter; Sealant (barrier); Soil amendments (fertilizers); Viscosity modifiers; Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable; Thickening agent; Filler; Catalyst; Absorbent; Plasticizer; Dehydrating agent (desiccant); Adsorbent; Defoamer; Surface modifier; Pigment; Hardener; Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified; Intermediate; Processing aids, specific to petroleum production Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
  • Consumer Uses: Abrasives; Binder; Insulators; Hardener; Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable; Thickening agent; Sealant (barrier) Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
  • Industry Uses: Other; Insulators; Abrasives; Heat transferring agent; pH regulating agent; Sealant (barrier); Crystal growth modifiers (nucleating agents); Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable; Filler Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
  • Industry Uses: Filler; Stabilizing agent; Flow promoter; Hardener; Adsorbent; Surface modifier; Other; Abrasives Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
  • Industry Uses: Surfactant (surface active agent); Processing aids not otherwise specified; Bleaching agent; Opacifer; Plating agent; Abrasives; Anti-adhesive/cohesive; Insulators; Intermediates; Polymerization promoter; Dispersing agent; Anti-caking agent; Lubricating agent; CBI; Wetting agent (non-aqueous); Other; Binder; Processing aids, specific to petroleum production; Intermediate; Hardener; Chelating agent; Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified; Anti-static agent; Pigment; Adhesion/cohesion promoter; Etching agent; Adsorbent; Defoamer; Surface modifier; Oxidizing agent; Dehydrating agent (desiccant); Anti-slip agent; Plasticizer; Dusting agent; Hydraulic fluids; Absorbent; Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable; Corrosion inhibitor; Crystal growth modifiers (nucleating agents); Thickening agent; Filler; Ion exchange agent; Catalyst; Soil amendments (fertilizers); Viscosity modifiers; Flow promoter; Stabilizing agent; Film former Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
  • Industry Uses: Insulators; Other; Binder; Abrasives; Opacifer; Sealant (barrier); Thickening agent; Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable; Filler Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review Link: CIR ingredient: Silica Source: Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
  • Sources/Uses: Used as a filler in rubber products, paints, animal feeds, pesticides, insulation materials, and cosmetics; [Rom, p. 527] Silica nanoparticle applications include leukemia cell biomarkers, cancer therapy, drug delivery, mechanical polishing, and additives to drugs, cosmetics, printing inks, varnishes, and food; [PMID 21191487] Polycrystalline silicon and silicon dioxide materials are etched in semiconductor manufacturing. [CSH, p. 45] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
  • Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: Semiconductor Manufacturing [Category: Industry]; Mining [Category: Industry]; Cement Producing [Category: Industry]; Farming (Feed Additives) [Category: Industry] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
  • Uses: For silicon dioxide (USEPA/OPP Pesticide Code: 072605 ACTIVE products with label matches. /SRP: Registered for use in the U.S. but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses./ Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: Amorphous silica (such as fumed silica) is incorporated in a variety of food products as anti-caking agents at levels up to 2% by weight. Amorphous silica is also used as an anti-caking agent and as an excipient in pharmaceuticals for various drug and vitamin preparations. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: According to the different physicochemical properties, the major classes of synthetic amorphous silica are used in a variety of products, e.g. as fillers in the rubber industry, in tire compounds, as free-flow and anti-caking agents in powder materials, and as liquid carriers, particularly in the manufacture of animal feed and agrochemicals; other uses are found in toothpaste additives, paints, silicon rubber, insulation material, liquid systems in coatings, adhesives, printing inks, plastisol car undercoats, and cosmetics. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: Bioactive glasses are silica-based, surface-active bone substitutes that have shown good biocompatibility both in bone and in soft tissue and are used in oral and maxillofacial bone augmentation. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: For more Uses (Complete) data for AMORPHOUS SILICA (18 total), please visit the HSDB record page. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: Silica sand has been used for many different purposes for many years; its most ancient and principal use throughout history has been in the manufacture of glass. Sands are used in ceramics, foundry, abrasive, hydraulic fracturing applications and many other uses. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: Refractory silica bricks, in which silica is converted by heat into cristobalite and tridymite are used in sprung arches of open-hearth furnaces, covers of electric furnaces, roofs of glass-tank furnaces, blast pre-heaters and coke and gas ovens. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: ...Several uses require the material /sand and gravel/ to be ground. In some uses (e.g. sandblasting, abrasives), grinding also occurs during the use. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: Industrial sand sold or used by United States producers in 1994, by major end use -- Glass-making: containers, flat (plate and window), specialty, and fibreglass (un-ground or ground); Foundry: moulding and core, moulding and core facing (ground), and refractory; Metallurgical applications: silicon carbide and flux for metal smelting; Abrasives: blasting, scouring cleansers (ground), sawing and sanding, and chemicals (ground and un-ground); Fillers: rubber, paints, putty, and whole grain fillers/building products; Ceramics: pottery, brick, tile; Filtration: water (municipal, county, local), swimming pools, and others; Petroleum industry: hydraulic fracturing, well packing, and cementing; Recreational: golf courses, baseball, volleyball, play sands, beaches, traction (engine), roofing granules and fillers, and other purposes (ground silica or whole grain). /From table/ Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

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Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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