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Pumice

CAS 1332-09-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Pumice in plain language

What it is: Also known as Bimsstein · Hyuega soil · Ishikawalite 5 · Kagalite K 10 · Pierre ponce · Pumice stones
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Pumicite · pumice from Volcanoes · pumice (0.3 gm in gray/black ampoule) · volcanic glass
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an abrasive, a bulking agent and a thickener. Pumice is a substance of volcanic origin consisting chieffly of complex silicates of aluminium and alkali metals.
Abrasive
Bulking
Viscosity controlling
Colourant
Thickener
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. Pumice appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActivePumice is a substance of volcanic origin consisting chieffly of complex silicates of aluminium and alkali metals
- Pumice is a substance of volcanic origin consisting chieffly of complex silicates of aluminium and alkali metalsSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 299 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Viscosity modifier, Filler.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 299 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Viscosity modifier, Filler.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 →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Pumice. 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 Pumice 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 jan 08, 2017
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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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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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 Pumice in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

299

Named organisations

Home maintenanceConstruction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsToolsSpecialty occupational productsCleaning and safety

Typical roles

AbrasiveBulkingViscosity controllingColourantThickener

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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