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Chromium (III) hydroxide

CAS 12626-43-6 · 20/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

1308-14-1 · 12001-99-9

Chromium (III) hydroxide chemical structure

Concern score

20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Chromium (III) hydroxide in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “CI 77289”.

Also known as CI 77289 · Chromic hydroxide · Chromium trihydroxide · Chromium hydroxide (CR(OH)3) · Chromium(3+) trihydroxide · Chrom (III) hydroxid

Show all 15 names

Chromic (III) hydroxide hydrate · Chromium Hydroxide Green · Chromium hydroxide, · Chromium(3+) hydroxide · chromic acid · chromium iii compound · chromium(iii) compounds · dichromium trioxide hydrate · chromic acid solution

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a colourant. CI 77289 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour.

  • Colorant
  • Colourant
Is it a concern?
Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What the listings say

Permitted, with conditions — Chromium (III) hydroxide appears on published "allowed" regulatory lists rather than on a restriction list.

Chromium (III) hydroxide is listed in Annex IV of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (colorants allowed in cosmetic products).

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

No restrictions found. Chromium (III) hydroxide appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EU Annex IV — permitted colorant
  • EU permitted colorant

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
    • CI 77289 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour. It conforms to the formula: Restriction: IV/130Source →
    • Cosmetics Regulation annex IV / ref 130.Source →
  • EUECallowed_listedAnnex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Conditions of use and warnings: free from chromate ion
    • Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Conditions of use and warnings: free from chromate ionSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Surface modifier, Pigment.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Surface modifier, Pigment.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Chromium (III) hydroxide. 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 Chromium (III) hydroxide 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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  • EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes

    regulatory · updated 2020-08-14

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated october 19, 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

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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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 Chromium (III) hydroxide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

30

Named organisations

6

Furniture and furnishingsRaw materialsConstruction and building materialsSpecialty occupational productsPersonal careVehicle

Typical roles

ColorantColourant
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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