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CI 77266

CAS 1333-86-4 · 20/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

1339-82-8 · 7440-44-0

Concern score

20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

CI 77266 in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Carbon”.

Also known as Carbon · Carbon black · CI 77268:1 · C.I. Pigment Black 8 · Coke black · carbon black (nano)

Show all 9 names

CI 77268:1 (pigment black 8) · Coke black. CI 77268 · carbo vegetabilis

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a colourant. Carbon is an amorphous form of elemental carbon.

  • Colorant
  • Colourant
Is it a concern?
Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What the listings say

Permitted, with conditions — CI 77266 appears on published "allowed" regulatory lists rather than on a restriction list.

carbon black (nano) 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. CI 77266 appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EU Annex IV — permitted colorant
  • EU permitted colorant

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive7 entries
    • Carbon is an amorphous form of elemental carbon.Source →
    • Carbon Black is a colorant composed of finely divided particles of elemental carbon obtained by the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. Restriction: IV/126 and 126aSource →
    • CI 77266 is a colorant composed of finely divided particles of elemental carbon obtained by the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. Restriction: IV/126 IV/126aSource →
    • CI 77268:1 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour. It consists essentially of elemental carbon of plant origin. Restriction: IV/128Source →
    • Cosmetics Regulation annex IV / ref 126.Source →
    • Cosmetics Regulation annex IV / ref 128.Source →
    • Cosmetics Regulation annex IV / ref 126a.Source →
  • EUECallowed_listed3 entries
    • Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Other conditions: 10% Conditions of use and warnings: Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end user's lungs by inhalation. O nly nanomaterials having the following characteristics are allowed: — Purity > 97 %, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0,15 %, total sulphur ≤ 0,65 %, total PAH ≤ 500 ppb and benzo(a)pyrene ≤ 5 ppb, dibenz(a,h)anthracene ≤ 5 ppb, total As ≤ 3 ppm, total Pb ≤ 10 ppm,…Source →
    • Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Conditions of use and warnings: Purity > 97 %, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0,15 %, total sulphur ≤ 0,65 %, total PAH ≤ 500 ppb and benzo(a)pyrene ≤ 5 ppb, dibenz(a,h)anthracene ≤ 5 ppb, total As ≤ 3 ppm, total Pb ≤ 10 ppm, total Hg ≤ 1 ppm.Source →
    • Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for CI 77266. 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 CI 77266 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 2020-08-14

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

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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.

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

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 CI 77266 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

2

Typical roles

ColorantColourant
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list CI 77266 are shown first. Their ingredient lists include CI 77266; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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