Official EU label nameGlossary entry 5464
CARBON BLACK
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.
Global evidence snapshot
The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 4 of 13 indexed market datasets: 5 country records and 1 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
4
Evidence gaps
9
Resolved identifiers
6
Resolved substance identity
CAS:1333-86-47440-44-0
EC:215-609-9231-153-3931-328-0931-334-3
Ingredient index records:
CI 77266
Cosmetic functions: COLORANT
CI 77266 is a colorant composed of finely divided particles of elemental carbon obtained by the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons.
Inventory restriction note: IV/126 IV/126a
5 matched or reported names
CI 77266Carbon black77266 (nano)Carbon Black (nano)Carbon black (nano)카본블랙(다만, 불순물 중 벤조피렌과디벤즈(a,h)안트라센이 각각 5ppb 이하이고 총 다환방향족탄화수소류(PAHs)가 0.5ppm 이하인 경우에는 제외)
Regulatory evidence in all 13 markets
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| Market | Result | Records | Dataset | Meaning / next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union EU | Conditional positive-list match | 1Open record 1 | Complete annex dataset Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| Great Britain GB | Permitted list with conditions | 2Open record 1Open record 2 | Complete consolidated annex dataset GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| Canada CA | No local match | 0 | 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 | Permitted list with conditions | 2Open record 1Open record 2 | Complete schedules dataset Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| ASEAN ASEAN | No local match | 0 | 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 match | 0 | 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 match | 0 | 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 | Prohibited | 1Open record 1 | Complete current appendix dataset MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| United States US | No local match | 0 | 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 match | 0 | 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 match | 0 | 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 match | 0 | 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 match | 0 | 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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Matching market records and conditions
Great Britain
GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026Carbon blackPermitted list with conditions
Purity > 97%, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0,15%, total sulphur ≤ 0,65%, total PAH ≤ 500 ppb and benzo(a)pyrene ≤ 5 ppb, dibenz(a,h)anthracene ≤ 5 ppb, total As ≤ 3 ppm, total Pb ≤ 10 ppm, total Hg ≤ 1 ppm.
GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex IV, entry 126 · 2026-08-15
77266 (nano)Carbon Black (nano)Permitted list with conditions
10% · 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 > 97%, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0,15%, total sulphur ≤ 0,65%, total PAH ≤ 5…
GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex IV, entry 126a · 2026-08-15
New Zealand
Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026Carbon blackPermitted list with conditions
Colour index: 77266 · CAS: 1333-86-4 · Colour: Black · Other limitations: Purity > 97%, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0.15%, Total sulfur ≤ 0.65%, Total PAH ≤ 500 ppb, and Benzo[a]pyrene ≤ 5 ppb, Dibenz[a,h]anthracene ≤ 5 ppb, Total arsenic (As) ≤ 3 ppm, Tot…
Schedule 6, reference 126, source row 139 · effective-2026-01-01
Carbon black (nano)Permitted list with conditions
Colour index: 77266 (nano) · CAS: 1333-86-4 · Colour: Black · Maximum concentration: 10% · Other limitations: 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: Purit…
Schedule 6, reference 126a, source row 141 · effective-2026-01-01
South Korea
MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026Exact Annex II–VI evidence
Annex IVentry 126
Open full regulatory recordCI 77266
Warnings: Purity > 97 %, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0,15 %, total sulphur ≤ 0,65 %, total PAH ≤ 500 ppb and benzo(a)pyrene ≤ 5 ppb, dibenz(a,h)anthracene ≤ 5 ppb, total As ≤ 3 ppm, total Pb ≤ 10 ppm, total Hg ≤ 1 ppm.
Chemical identity and properties
CAS 1333-86-4CAS 7440-44-0PubChem CID 5462310
Carbon
Carbon black (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size) can cause cancer according to The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). — California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
- IUPAC name
- methane
- Molecular formula
- C
- Molecular weight
- 12.011 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 12 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.6
- Topological polar surface area
- 0.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
Elemental CarbonCarbon, VitreousCarbon 12SUPERSORBON S1RefChem:66979CHEBI:33415231-153-3610-410-7
16 more reported names
05105_FLUKA05110_FLUKA05112_FLUKA05113_FLUKA05120_FLUKA05123_FLUKA1343-03-91399-57-1161551_SIAL16291-96-6 (Parent)18002_RIEDEL18002_SUPELCO18006_RIEDEL18008_RIEDEL18008_SIAL22874_FLUKA
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
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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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