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Divanadium pentaoxide

CAS 1314-62-1 · 100/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 19 other CAS numbers

12503-98-9 · 56870-07-6 · 87854-55-5 · 87854-56-6 · 166165-37-3 · 172928-47-1 · 184892-22-6 · 200577-85-1 · 203812-34-4 · 251927-12-5 · 410546-90-6 · 581075-33-4 · 828264-64-8 · 854372-97-7 · 857777-38-9 · 863639-26-3 · 934750-46-6 · 1408062-28-1 · 2142684-30-6

Concern score

100/100Critical concern driven by cmr.
High confidence

Divanadium pentaoxide in plain language

What it is

Also known as Vanadium pentoxide · Vanadium oxide (V2O5) · Vanadium pentaoxide · C.I. 77938 · Divanadium pentoxide · Divanadiumpentaoxid

Show all 14 names

VT 1 (colorant) · Vanadium oxide (V4O10) · Vanadium oxide (VO2.5) · Vanadium pentoxide (orthorhombic crystalline form) · vanadium oxide · vanadium pentoxide (sara iii) · vanadium pentoxide (dust) (sara 302) (cercla) · vanadium pentoxide (sara 302) (cercla)

What it does

Used in consumer products as a colourant.

  • Colourant
Is it a concern?
Critical concern: classified for carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicity (CMR). It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

  • Cmr

Divanadium pentaoxide is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

Restrictions first, then routine listings from published regulatory sources.

  • EU Annex II — prohibited
  • EU prohibited in cosmetics

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial

  • EUEC

    Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Mutagenic Cat. 2(),Reprotoxic Cat. 2()

    banned
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  • EUCosIngActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1011.
    • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 1011.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 363 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment, Degradant/impurity, Catalyst.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 363 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment, Degradant/impurity, Catalyst.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Divanadium pentaoxide. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Divanadium pentaoxide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes

    regulatory · updated 2010-10-15

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated march 3, 2017

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Divanadium pentaoxide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

363

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsLaboratory suppliesCleaning products and household careCons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machineryRaw materialsPersonal care

Typical roles

Colourant
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