# Zirconium

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_7440_67_7
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Antiperspirant, extended the electromigration lifetime
Identifier: 7440-67-7

> Zirconium is used as antiperspirant / extended the electromigration lifetime. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 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.

## 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 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.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 10 active drug products and 11 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._