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CARBON

Carbon is an amorphous form of elemental carbon.

CARBON is linked to 1 EU annex record on this page.

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Market	Evidence status	Records	Source language
European Union	Evidence linked Positive-list entry with conditions Open this evidence	1	English and EU languages
Great Britain	Evidence linked Permitted list with conditions Open this evidence	2	English
Canada	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	English and French
New Zealand	Evidence linked Permitted list with conditions Open this evidence	2	English
ASEAN	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	English and national languages
China	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	Chinese with selected English material
Japan	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	Japanese; official English translation available
South Korea	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	Korean with some English names
United States	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	English
Australia	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	English
Brazil	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	Portuguese with INCI crosswalks
India	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	English and Hindi
Saudi Arabia	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	Arabic and English

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 7440-44-0

CAS 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 Å²
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_FLUKA1333-86-41343-03-91399-57-1161551_SIAL16291-96-6 (Parent)18002_RIEDEL18002_SUPELCO18006_RIEDEL18008_RIEDEL18008_SIAL

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Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

Inventory details for CARBON

INCI name

CARBON

Description

Carbon is an amorphous form of elemental carbon.

Record provenance

Inventory reference: 95647
Imported identity: CARBON
Source update: 07/03/2018

European Commission CosIng source notes

Annex records for CARBON

Annex IV Shared CAS number

Entry 128

CI 77268:1

CAS: 7440-44-0; 1339-82-8

EC: 231-153-3; 215-669-6

Key data

CAS

7440-44-0

231-153-3

Restriction

—

Function

NOT REPORTED: No function currently reported.

Official EU ingredient-name evidence

The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.

#5463 · CARBON

Ingredients with overlapping formulation functions

CAPRAE LAC EXTRACTNOT REPORTED

CAPROLACTAMNOT REPORTED

CAPRYLOYL GLYCERINNOT REPORTED

CAPRYLYLSILSESQUIOXYZEOLITENOT REPORTED

CARBONIC ACIDNOT REPORTED

CARNITINE PCANOT REPORTED

CERIUM PHOSPHATENOT REPORTED

CETEARETH-20 METHACRYLATENOT REPORTED

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ECHA CHEM / Information on chemicals PubChem PUG REST EU Safety Gate cosmetic product alerts ECHA CHEM US EPA CompTox Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessments FDA Global Substance Registration System ILO/WHO International Chemical Safety Cards Japan NITE-CHRIP NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards OECD eChemPortal

How CARBON appears in the CosIng inventory

The CosIng inventory lists CARBON as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 1 annex record. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex record shows where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.

CARBON 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.

Frequently asked questions

CARBON appears in the EU CosIng inventory and has linked annex records. Check the annex records above for applicable restrictions, concentration limits and conditions of use. Annex II listing means prohibited; Annex III means restricted; Annexes IV, V and VI mean permitted under specified conditions.

According to the EU CosIng inventory, CARBON carries the following function designation(s):

NOT REPORTED

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Source note for CARBON

This page combines the CosIng inventory entry for CARBON with 1 linked Annex II–VI record from the local dataset built from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials.

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