Is TITANIUM DIOXIDE Safe? — Ingredient Safety Profile · Greenveil
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TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Titanium dioxide in powder form containing 1 % or more of particles with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.
Research docs0Claims0Sources49Functioncolorant • uv filterIdentifier13463-67-7
Concern score
70/100High concern based on regulatory listings.
Well researched
How we scored this
The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 70/100 (high) · high confidence.
Regional restrictions
EU — restricted · Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: (a) face products in loose powder form (b) hair aerosol spray products (c) other products Maximum concentration: (a) 25 %; (b) 1,4 % for general consumers, and 1.1 % for professional use. Other conditions: a) (b) Only in the pigmentary form (c) Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user’s lungs by inhalation
Where it appears
Prevalence of TITANIUM DIOXIDE in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
41,617
Brands
6
Construction and building materialsRaw materialsFurniture and furnishingsCleaning products and household careHome maintenanceCons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery
Typical roles
colorantuv filteraggregateBinderBrightener
Catalog
Found in these products
466 products
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
Good fit
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.
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
Good fit
Linked research
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
EU
EC
restricted
Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: (a) face products in loose powder form (b) hair aerosol spray products (c) other products Maximum concentration: (a) 25 %; (b) 1,4 % for general consumers, and 1.1 % for professional use. Other conditions: a) (b) Only in the pigmentary form (c) Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user’s lungs by inhalation
Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Conditions of use and warnings: — Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/E (E 171) — Titanium dioxide in powder form containing 1 % or more of particles with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm, to be used in compliance with Annex III, No 321 (For use as a UV filter, see Annex VI, No 27)
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Evidence read
The published evidence profile currently shaping this ingredient record.
No evidence profiles are attached to this ingredient yet.
EU
EC
allowed_listed
Annex VI of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: UV filters allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: 25%* *: In case of combined use of Titanium Dioxide and Titanium Dioxide (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g (Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation) Other conditions: Titanium dioxide in powder form containing 1 % or more of particles with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm, to be used in compliance with Annex III, No 321. For the product types under letter (c) of column (f) in Annex III, No 321, the maximum concentration in ready for use preparation provided in column (g) of this entry applies. (For use as a colourant, see Annex IV, No 143)
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 41617 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment, Dye, Brightener.
