What does Cadmium sulfide do?

Used in cosmetics as a colourant.

Is Cadmium sulfide safe?

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

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industrial
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Cadmium sulfide

CAS 106496-20-2

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

1441148-55-5 · 1306-23-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cadmium sulfide in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Cadmium sulphide”.
Also known as Cadmium sulphide · Cadmium Sulfide Quantum Dots · cadmium(2+) sulfide · C.I. Pigment Yellow 37 · Cadmium Lemon Yellow 527 · Cadmium Primrose 819
Show all 14 names
Cadmium golden 366 · Cadmium sulfide (CdS) · Q179619 · cadium sulfide/barium sulfate · cadium sulfide/barium sulfate (sara 313) · cadmium sulfide (greenockite) · cadmium sulfide (invalid mfr cas no:106-23-6) · Cadmium sulphuratum
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a colourant.
Colourant
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. Cadmium sulfide appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveRestriction: Annex: II/68
- Restriction: Annex: II/68Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 66 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 66 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 19 active drug products and 24 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 19 active drug products and 24 total products.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 Cadmium sulfide. 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 Cadmium sulfide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2020-02-05
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2029-07-08
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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
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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 Cadmium sulfide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Furniture and furnishingsArts and crafts/office suppliesIndustrial productsHome maintenanceLaboratory suppliesRaw materials

Typical roles

Colourant

See products using Cadmium sulfide →