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Zirconium

CAS 7440-67-7 · 100/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers

141631-74-5 · 141631-75-6 · 141631-77-8 · 182260-46-4 · 1864797-49-8

Antiperspirant · Extended the electromigration lifetime

Zirconium chemical structure

Concern score

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

Why it's flagged

Zirconium and its compounds, with the exception of the substances listed under reference number 50 in Annex III, and the zirconium lakes, pigments or salts of the colouring agents when listed Annex IV 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.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • EU Annex II — prohibited
  • EU prohibited in cosmetics

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial

  • EUEC

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

    banned
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  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1021 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cleaning and safety, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antiperspirant, extended the electromigration lifetime.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1021 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cleaning and safety, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antiperspirant, extended the electromigration lifetime.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 10 active drug products and 11 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 10 active drug products and 11 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Zirconium yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes

    regulatory · updated 2010-10-20

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated april 26, 2017

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-11-18

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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

Source records

1,021

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsCleaning and safetyHome maintenanceVehicleSpecialty occupational productsBatteries

Typical roles

AntiperspirantExtended the electromigration lifetime
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Catalog

Found in these products

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