beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Milk

CAS 8049-98-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Milk in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Lac”.
Also known as Lac · Cow milk · Whole dry milk · Cow ae-milk · Cow ae-whole milk · Whole cow's allergenic extract- milk
Show all 15 names
Bos taurus milk whole · Cow milk allergenic extract · Cow's milk · Food - dairy products, milk, whole cow's · Lac (eu) · Pasteurized cow's milk · Cow's Milk,Lac (EU) · Whole milk powder · Lac vaccinum
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Lac is a naturally occuring substance, cow's whole milk.
Skin conditioning
Conditioner
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Milk appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActive2 entries
- Lac is a naturally occuring substance, cow's whole milkSource →
- Milk is whole milk from cows. Restriction: Please consider whether entry 419 of Annex II to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 is applicable. According to entry 419, category 1 material and Category 2 material as defined in Articles 4 and 5 respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and ingredients derived therefrom are prohibited in cosmetics products. Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation No. 1069/2009. For Category 1 and 2 materials in Regulation No. 1069/2009, please see Article 8 and 9, respectively.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
USUSDA FoodData Centralobserved in branded food ingredient statementsObserved in 1 USDA branded foods including 1.5OZ LITEHOUSE CHUNKY BLUE CHEESE DRESSING.
- Observed in 1 USDA branded foods including 1.5OZ LITEHOUSE CHUNKY BLUE CHEESE DRESSING.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Milk. 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 Milk yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated January 7, 2008
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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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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USDA Branded Foods
product_occurrence · updated 2026-02-19
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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

DairyContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often USDA FoodData Central has listed Milk in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Sauces/Spreads/Dips/Condiments

Typical roles

Skin conditioningConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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