# Chromium(III) oxide

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_1308_38_9
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: colorant, Abrasive, Dye, Pigment, Surface modifier, tailing ingredient #8, tile body
Identifier: 1308-38-9

> Chromium(III) oxide is used as colorant / abrasive. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 5 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Chromium (III) oxide is listed in Annex IV of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (colorants allowed in cosmetic products).

## Regulatory status

- EU: allowed_listed — Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Conditions of use and warnings: free from chromate ion
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1869 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Construction and building materials, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Pigment, tile body.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._