Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- food
- industrial
- pharma
Palladium
CAS 7440-05-3 · 20/100 · High conf.
Concern score
20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence
Palladium in plain language
On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Colloidal palladium”.
Also known as Colloidal palladium · Palladium metal · Metallic palladium · Elemental palladium · 46Pd · Palladex 600
Show all 21 names
Palladium 5% on Al2O3 · Palladium black · Palladium element · Palladium on alumina · Palladium on barium carbonate · Palladium on barium sulfate · Palladium on carbon · Palladium on strontium carbonate · Pd · paladio · palladium (dissolved) · pallidium · pd (palladium) · Palladium metallicum · Palladium, total (as Pd)
Used in cosmetics as a colourant. Colloidal Palladium is the product obtained by the suspension of palladium in water.
- Colorant
- Colourant
- Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 85 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Raw materials, Laboratory supplies.
The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Palladium appears in these published regulatory listings.
- In marketed US drugs
- Found in consumer products
- Beauty
- Industrial
EUEFSAEFSA opinionScientific Opinion on the safety assessment of the active substances, palladium metal and hydrogen gas, for use in active food contact materials (EFSA CEF)
- Scientific Opinion on the safety assessment of the active substances, palladium metal and hydrogen gas, for use in active food contact materials (EFSA CEF)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 85 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Raw materials, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, No specific technical function.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 85 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Raw materials, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, No specific technical function.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 41 active drug products and 49 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 41 active drug products and 49 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
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.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
Scientific Opinion on the safety assessment of the active substances, palladium metal and hydrogen gas, for use in active food contact materials (EFSA CEF)
2014 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Palladium yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
- Open →
EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
- Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2019-12-31
- Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
- Open →
FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2029-06-13
- 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
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Palladium in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
85
Named organisations
2
Specialty occupational productsRaw materialsLaboratory suppliesIndustrial productsConstruction and building materialsPersonal care
Typical roles
ColorantColourant
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Palladium; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
