# Cobalt

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_7440_48_4
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Degradant/impurity, Pigment, improve tensile strength, increase corrosion resistance and allow bright luster, tile body, tile body & glaze
Identifier: 7440-48-4

> Cobalt is used as degradant/impurity / pigment. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Cobalt is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3562 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including tile body, Degradant/impurity, improve tensile strength.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._