Official EU label nameGlossary entry 30279

ZINC

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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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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Resolved substance identity

CAS:7440-66-6

EC:231-175-3

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ZINC

Cosmetic functions: ANTIOXIDANT

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ZINC

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name ZINC.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 7440-66-6

CAS 7440-66-6PubChem CID 23994

Zinc

Zinc is one of the most common elements in the earth's crust. It is found in air, soil, and water, and is present in all foods. Pure zinc is a bluish-white shiny metal. Zinc has many commercial uses as coatings to prevent rust, in dry cell batteries, and mixed with other metals to make alloys like brass, and bronze. A zinc and copper alloy is used to make pennies in the United States. Zinc combines with other elements to form zinc compounds. Common zinc compounds found at hazardous waste sites include zinc chloride, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, and zinc sulfide. Zinc compounds are widely used in industry to make paint, rubber, dyes, wood preservatives, and ointments. — Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

IUPAC name: zinc

Molecular formula: Zn
Molecular weight: 65.4 g/mol
Exact mass: 63.929142 Da
Topological polar surface area: 0.0 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 0
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Zinc dustZinc, elementalBlue powderZinc powderZincum metallicumRheinzinkJasadGranular zinc

16 more reported names

Emanay zinc dustAsarco L 15Lead refinery vacuum zincZNJ41CSQ7QDSCHEBI:27363CHEBI:30185Zinc MetZyncum MetallicumZINCUM METRefChem:6357Zincum Metallicum 12XNEURALGIA HEADACHEZincum metallicum 200CZINCUM METALLICUM 30c231-175-3

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:27363
ChEBI:CHEBI:30185
ChEBI:CHEBI:37254
ChEBI:CHEBI:37255
ChEMBL:CHEMBL1201279
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID101316732
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID201316735
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7035012
PubMed:40348119
PubMed:39106537
PubMed:37676925
PubMed:37415728
PubMed:36450499
PubMed:36309141
PubMed:36265761
PubMed:36220500
PubMed:36162444
PubMed:36087615
PubMed:35961411
PubMed:35841924

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Official source and scope

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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