Talc
Canada Hotlist: Talc
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Regulatory decision and full conditions
- Status
- Restricted
- Legal role
- Official guidance
- Regulatory summary
- Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
- Conditions and restrictions
- Note: Certain products may fall under more than 1 product category and may have multiple applicable conditions Read entire entry to determine all applicable conditions | a) Not permitted in products intended solely for use in the genital area of those who have ovaries | b) Products that could come in contact with the genital area (for example, diapering products, body powder, bath products) | c) Products in loose powder form that may be used for diapering | d) Other products in loose powder form intended for use on the face or body | e) Other products in loose powder form (for example, dry shampoo, foot powder) | f) Other cosmetics · Maximum concentration: c) 51% | d) 77% · Warnings: b) "Do not use in the genital area of those who have ovaries" | c), d) and e) "Keep out of reach of children", "Keep powder away from child's face to avoid inhalation, which can cause breathing problems"
Substance identity
- Official source name
- Talc
- CAS
- 14807-96-6
- EC
- 238-877-9
- Identity mapping
- cas_number
- Linked ingredient
- TALC
Linked CosIng identity data
Names and aliases
CosIng description: Talc (Mg3H2(SiO3)4) (CI 77718)
EU inventory restriction note: III/59
Recorded cosmetic function: ABRASIVE, ABSORBENT, ANTICAKING, BULKING, OPACIFYING, SKIN PROTECTING
Function pages:ABRASIVE, ABSORBENT, ANTICAKING, BULKING, OPACIFYING, SKIN PROTECTING
View the complete ingredient profileCross-market snapshot for this identity
Exact linked records currently present in this site. An absent market means no imported exact match, not permission to use the substance.
European Union
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordGreat Britain
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordCanada
Current record1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordNew Zealand
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordASEAN
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordSouth Korea
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordIndia
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordSaudi Arabia
1 linked record
Open supporting recordVerified chemistry for CAS 14807-96-6
Talc
- IUPAC name
- trimagnesium;1,3,5,7-tetraoxido-2,4,6,8,9,10-hexaoxa-1,3,5,7-tetrasilatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane;dihydroxide
- Molecular formula
- H2Mg3O12Si4
- Molecular weight
- 379.27 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 377.8174567 Da
- Monoisotopic mass
- 377.8174567 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 150.0 Ų
- Molecular complexity
- 188.0
- Formal charge
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 12
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
- Heavy atoms
- 19
- Covalent units
- 6
Names and synonyms reported to PubChem
16 more reported names
Advanced structure statistics
- Defined atom stereocentres
- 0
- Undefined atom stereocentres
- 0
- Defined bond stereocentres
- 0
- Undefined bond stereocentres
- 0
- 3D conformers
- 0
Machine-readable structure identifiers
- SMILES
[OH-].[OH-].[O-][Si]12O[Si]3(O[Si](O1)(O[Si](O2)(O3)[O-])[O-])[O-].[Mg+2].[Mg+2].[Mg+2]- InChI
InChI=1S/3Mg.O10Si4.2H2O/c;;;1-11-5-12(2)8-13(3,6-11)10-14(4,7-11)9-12;;/h;;;;2*1H2/q3*+2;-4;;/p-2- InChIKey
QLQXSZZVUVMFHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Official source and provenance
- Registered source
- Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
- Source reference
- Hotlist restricted entry 82
- Source record ID
restricted:82- Source version
- Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13
- Source language
- English
- Translation status
- Original is English
- Source updated
- 2025-08-13
- Snapshot checked
- 2026-08-30 04:07 UTC
- Validation method
- strict HTML tables t1=490 and t2=90
- SHA-256
8b52ff573d08373ee90121f6a701b3607e4a3d6fc748a7d56171eb53510af91a
Registered dataset notes
- Dataset coverage
- Administrative prohibitions, restrictions, conditions and warning requirements
- Authority note
- Official Health Canada compliance indicator; not a complete safety clearance
How this record fits the market dataset
Status distribution
Condition text is present on 172 of 580 current records. An empty condition field is interpreted according to the record type above; it is never converted into an unrestricted-use claim.
Canada market context
Complete Hotlist snapshot
Coverage version: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025
All prohibited and restricted Hotlist entries, including conditions and warning requirements published in the official list.
Verification checklist
- Search English/French names and CAS identifiers.
- Apply every restriction, concentration and label warning.
- Check Food and Drugs Act/Cosmetic Regulations requirements.
- Recheck the current Hotlist before notification or sale.
Official market sources
- Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient HotlistOfficial Health Canada compliance indicator; not a complete safety clearance
Verification workflow and record completeness
Before using this result in a compliance decision
- Confirm that “Talc” and every CAS/EC identifier refer to the material in your supplier specification.
- Search English/French names and CAS identifiers.
- Apply every restriction, concentration and label warning.
- Check Food and Drugs Act/Cosmetic Regulations requirements.
- Recheck the current Hotlist before notification or sale.
- Document the source version and recheck the regulator before manufacture, notification or market placement.
Fields available in this record
- Official substance nameAvailable
- CASAvailable
- ECAvailable
- Separate condition textAvailable
- Effective dateNot supplied
- Snapshot hash and methodAvailable
Questions this page answers
Stable citation
Talc. Hotlist restricted entry 82. Canada. Source version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13. CosIng Checker regulatory record: https://cosingchecker.com/regulations/ca/records/572/
Cite the regulator as the legal authority. This page is a structured evidence index and verification aid, not a substitute for the official text or professional legal assessment.
Interpretation and limits for Canada
This substance is not unrestricted: cosmetic use is subject to the conditions in the cited official record.
Check product type, body area, concentration, purity and warning requirements before deciding whether a formulation is compliant.
How to interpret the legal role
The authority uses this source as compliance guidance; the underlying legislation remains controlling.
Evidence on this page
- Recorded outcome: Restricted
- Legal role: Official guidance
- Source version: Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13
What it does not prove
The Hotlist is an administrative compliance tool, not an exhaustive safety approval list.
Further authoritative substance research
These sources can add identity, safety, exposure or hazard context. A link is not evidence that the database contains this exact substance, and none of these sources overrides the market decision above.
Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessments
Expert Panel conclusions, assessed ingredient groups, use conditions, dates and report documents
Independent expert review considered by FDA; not a government approval or binding market rule
Research this identity at the sourceFDA Global Substance Registration System
UNII identifiers, preferred names, substance types, codes and public substance relationships
Identity registry only; UNII availability does not imply FDA review or approval
Research this identity at the sourceILO/WHO International Chemical Safety Cards
Hazards, symptoms, first aid, storage, incompatibilities and physical properties for covered chemicals
International occupational chemical-safety reference; not cosmetic-use approval
Research this identity at the sourceJapan NITE-CHRIP
Chemical identity, Japanese and foreign legal lists, GHS hazards and exposure-related information
Chemical-management evidence; cosmetic status remains governed by the applicable MHLW standard and market rules
Research this identity at the sourceNIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
REL, PEL, IDLH, properties, exposure routes, symptoms, target organs, first aid and measurement methods for covered workplace chemicals
US occupational-health guidance and limits; not a cosmetic ingredient decision
Research this identity at the sourceOECD eChemPortal
Gateway to authority-owned physical-property, fate, ecotoxicity, toxicity, exposure and GHS records
Discovery gateway; each linked authority remains responsible for its data
Research this identity at the sourceUS EPA CompTox CTX APIs
API key required for importDTXSID identity, experimental and predicted properties, toxicity, bioactivity, exposure and environmental data
Scientific and computational evidence; predictions must remain labelled and do not determine cosmetic legality
Research this identity at the source