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Antimony and its compound

CAS 7440-36-0 · 100/100 · High conf.

Concern score

100/100Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Antimony and its compound in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Antimony potassium tartrate”.

Also known as Antimony potassium tartrate · Antimony & Antimony Compounds · Antimony and Antimony Compounds · antimony compounds

What it does

Used in consumer products as a colourant.

  • Colourant
Is it a concern?
Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Antimony and its compound 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
  • Industrial

  • EUEC

    Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.

    banned
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  • EUCosIngActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 40.
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flame retardant, Pigment.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flame retardant, Pigment.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Antimony and its compound. 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 Antimony and its compound yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes

    regulatory · updated 2010-10-17

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated november 17, 2016

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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 Antimony and its compound in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

11

Named organisations

4

Industrial productsConstruction and building materials

Typical roles

Colourant
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