# CHARCOAL POWDER

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid2051217
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Abrasive, Absorbent, Opacifying
Identifier: DTXSID2051217

> CHARCOAL POWDER: Used in cosmetics as an abrasive, an absorbent and an opacifier. Charcoal Powder is the dried, carbonaceous material obtained from the heating of organic substances. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 47 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Pesticides, Personal care. Compiled from 5 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 47 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Pesticides, Personal care.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Charcoal Powder is the dried, carbonaceous material obtained from the heating of organic substances
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 47 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Pesticides, Personal care.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/55298
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated may 22, 2019): http://siri.org/msds/f2/bqw/bqwtx.html
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA National Drug Code Directory (updated 2026-12-31): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/national-drug-code-directory-support-files
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/substance/

_Assessed by Greenveil._