beauty
industrial

Rhodochrosite

CAS 17375-37-0

Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers

2850-75-1 · 185299-40-5 · 209416-66-0 · 598-62-9 · 14476-12-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Rhodochrosite in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Rhodochrosite extract”.
Also known as Rhodochrosite extract · Manganese carbonate · Manganese(II) carbonate · Manganese(2+) carbonate · Carbonate de manganese · Carbonic acid manganese salt (1:1)
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Carbonic acid manganese(2+) salt · manganese salt Carbonic acid · Mangan(ii)-carbonat · Mangancarbonat · Manganese carbonate (1:1) · Manganese carbonate (MnCO3) · Manganese(2+) carbonate (1:1) · Manganesecarbonate · Natural rhodochrosite · carbonato de manganeso · carbonic acid manganese · manganous carbonate · Manganum carbonicum
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant, a skin-conditioning agent and a skin protectant. Rhodochrosite is the mineral that consists chiefly of manganese carbonate.
Antioxidant
Skin conditioning
Skin protecting
Humectant
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. Rhodochrosite appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Industrial

EUCosIngActive2 entries
- Rhodochrosite is the mineral that consists chiefly of manganese carbonateSource →
- Rhodochrosite Extract is an extract of RhodochrositeSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 50 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Humectant, Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 50 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Humectant, Softener and conditioner.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 Rhodochrosite. 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 Rhodochrosite 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 September 2013
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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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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Open →

Suitability

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

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 EPA CPDat has listed Rhodochrosite in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Specialty occupational productsLaboratory suppliesPersonal care

Typical roles

AntioxidantSkin conditioningSkin protectingHumectantConditioner

See products using Rhodochrosite →

Catalog

Found in these products

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

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