Used in cosmetics as a colourant, an anticaking agent and a bulking agent. Mica is a series of silicate minerals of varying chemical composition but with similar physical properties. Mica may have well-defined cleavage and split into very thin sheets.

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Mica

CAS 53112-50-8

Also registered as 9 other CAS numbers

56902-41-1 · 65589-45-9 · 66814-58-2 · 66814-59-3 · 68859-13-2 · 69237-33-8 · 71587-16-1 · 361539-60-8 · 12001-26-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Mica in plain language

What it is: Also known as Potassium aluminium silicate · Alsibronz 06 · Alsibronz 10 · Alsibronz 32 · Alsibronz 39 · Alsibronz 55
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Aspralok 100 · Asutoro UP 450H · Mica-group minerals · mica - silicates (< 1% crystalline silica) · mica pigment
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a colourant, an anticaking agent and a bulking agent. Mica is a series of silicate minerals of varying chemical composition but with similar physical properties. Mica may have well-defined cleavage and split into very thin sheets.
Colorant
Anticaking
Bulking
Opacifying
Colourant
Opacifier
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. Mica appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveMica is a series of silicate minerals of varying chemical composition but with similar physical properties. Mica may have well-defined cleavage and split into very thin sheets.
- Mica is a series of silicate minerals of varying chemical composition but with similar physical properties. Mica may have well-defined cleavage and split into very thin sheets.Source →
GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
- JECFA evaluation record.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16753 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Brightener, Opacifer.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16753 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Brightener, Opacifer.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

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.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
- JECFA evaluation record.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Mica 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

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated september 25, 2015
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2026-12-31
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WHO JECFA Database
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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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 EPA CPDat has listed Mica in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

16,753

Named organisations

Construction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsRaw materialsConstructionRoad vehiclesHome maintenance

Typical roles

ColorantAnticakingBulkingOpacifyingColourantOpacifier

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Mica in the catalog.