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
- food
- industrial
- pharma
Nicotine
CAS 54-11-5 · 100/100 · High conf.
Concern score
100/100Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
Well researched
Why it's flagged
Nicotine and its salts 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.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:pharma|food|industrial
- currently_marketed_ndc
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- eu_annex:II
- eu_cosmetic_banned
- View source →banned
EUEC
Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 686 active drug products and 749 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 686 active drug products and 749 total products.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Nicotine. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
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 appears
Prevalence of Nicotine in our catalog (fda_ndc).
Products
749
Found in these products
- Mint Pouches
- ON! nicotine pouches
- 50MG STRONG NICOPODS PABLO Kiwi ExclusiveMinor
- Mango Bomb Premium Salt NicotineSaltNicLabsMinor
- nicotine lozenge
- Sour Apple IceGeek Bar · E CigarettesMinor
- MintFRE · Nicotine PouchHigh
- MintFRE · Nicotine PouchHigh
- SweetFRE · Nicotine PouchHigh
- IVG Salt strawberry watermelon chew vape juice
- mint blast liquidMinor
- lost maryMinor
- Chili GuavaZYN · Nicotine PouchModerate
- ZYN citrus
- Vuse dark cherryMinor
- hard menthol nic salt vape juiceMinor
