Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- industrial
Cobalt Aluminum Oxide
CAS 68186-86-7 · 20/100 · High conf.
Also registered as 8 other CAS numbers
160936-12-9 · 952441-16-6 · 1219711-24-6 · 1447840-03-0 · 1639836-38-6 · 1910076-02-6 · 2136320-10-8 · 1345-16-0
Concern score
20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence
Cobalt Aluminum Oxide in plain language
On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “CI 77346”.
Also known as CI 77346 · C.I. Pigment Blue 28 · C.I. 77346 · Cobalt Aluminate Blue Spinel · Cobalt Blue · Cobalt Blue 660
Show all 11 names
Direct Blue 299 · Ferro V 3285 · King's Blue · cobalt aluminate blue · zinc cobalt aluminate
Used in cosmetics as a colourant. CI 77346 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour. It consists chiefly of cobaltous aluminate.
- Colorant
- Colourant
- Conditioner
- Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
What the listings say
Permitted, with conditions — Cobalt Aluminum Oxide appears on published "allowed" regulatory lists rather than on a restriction list.
Cobalt Aluminum Oxide is listed in Annex IV of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (colorants allowed in cosmetic products).
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
No restrictions found. Cobalt Aluminum Oxide appears in these published regulatory listings.
- EU Annex IV — permitted colorant
- EU permitted colorant
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
EUECallowed_listedAnnex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products.
- Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 124 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Arts and crafts/office supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Dye, Pigment.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 124 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Arts and crafts/office supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Dye, Pigment.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Cobalt Aluminum Oxide. 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 Cobalt Aluminum Oxide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
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 Cobalt Aluminum Oxide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
124
Named organisations
6
Construction and building materialsRaw materialsArts and crafts/office suppliesIndustrial productsMedical/dentalHome maintenance
Typical roles
ColorantColourantConditioner