ZINC
ZINC is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Chemical identity and properties
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 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
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
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Inventory details for ZINC
INCI name
ZINC
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 86562
- Imported identity
- ZINC
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for ZINC
Key data
- ANTIOXIDANT
- Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How ZINC appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists ZINC as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
ZINC is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for ZINC
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for ZINC from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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