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Cobaltous cation

CAS 22541-53-3

Cobaltous cation chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cobaltous cation in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cobalt(2+) · CO2+ · Cobalt cation (CO2+) · Cobalt(ii) cation · Cobalt(ii) ion · Cobalt, ion (CO2+)

Show all 25 names

Cobaltous ion · Co(2+) · Co(II) · Co++ · Cobalt dication · Cobalt ion(2+) · Cobalt ions · Cobalt(2+) ion · Cobalt(2+)ions · Cobalt(II)ion · Cobalt(II)ions · Cobalt, ion(Co2 ) · Cobalt, ion(Co2+) · Kobalt · UNII-AI1MR454XG · co · co2 · cobalt (II) · cobalt ion

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Cobaltous cation yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Cobaltous cation appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Personal care.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Personal care.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 Cobaltous cation. 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 Cobaltous cation yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated August 2014

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • 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 Cobaltous cation in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

3

Personal care
See products using Cobaltous cation →

Catalog

Found in these products

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

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Cobaltous cation in the catalog.