Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial. Iodine is the mineral.

Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is banned in EU cosmetics.

beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Iodine

CAS 12190-71-5 · 100/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers

8012-81-5 · 8012-85-9 · 8031-47-8 · 24503-90-0 · 7553-56-2

Concern score

100/100Critical concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Iodine in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Iodine trichloride”.
Also known as Iodine trichloride · Mea-iodine · NONOXYNOL-12 iodine · NONOXYNOL-9 iodine · Pvp-iodine · Iodine mild
Show all 34 names
Iodine strong · Jodosan · Tegodyne · molecular iodine · Actomar · DentaPure DP 90 · Diatomic iodine · Diiodine · Eranol · Iode · Iodel FD · Iodine Tincture USP · Iodine colloidal · Iodine crystals · Iodine molecule · Iodine sublimed · Iodine tincture · Iodio · Iosan superdip · Jood · Tincture iodine · Vistarin · diiodane · iodine % wt: 1000 ppm · iodine (part of povidine-iodine complex-12.5%). · iodine. (iodide) · Iodium · Iodum
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial. Iodine is the mineral.
Antimicrobial
Contaminant
Is it a concern?: Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Iodine 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
Beauty
Cleaning
Pharma
Industrial

EUEC
Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
banned
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EUCosIngActive2 entries
- Iodine is the mineral that conforms to the formula: Restriction: II/213Source →
- Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 213.Source →
GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record. Functional class: contaminant.
- JECFA evaluation record. Functional class: contaminant.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 344 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Raw materials, Medical/dental.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 344 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Raw materials, Medical/dental.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

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.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
- JECFA evaluation record. Functional class: contaminant.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

8 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes
regulatory · updated 2010-10-15
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated may 16, 2016
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
Open →
WHO JECFA Database
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Open →

Reference links (3)

Openfda substance

clinicaltrials.gov

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Openfda substance

deadiversion.usdoj.gov

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Openfda substance

adisinsight.springer.com

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

Source records

344

Named organisations

Laboratory suppliesRaw materialsMedical/dentalCleaning products and household careCleaning and safetySpecialty occupational products

Typical roles

AntimicrobialContaminant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Iodine; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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