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Zinc

CAS 14018-82-7

Also registered as 9 other CAS numbers

12793-53-2 · 91741-63-8 · 118102-83-3 · 195161-85-4 · 199281-21-5 · 298688-49-0 · 1865801-44-0 · 2443494-44-6 · 7440-66-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Zinc in plain language

What it is: Also known as Elemental zinc · Chelated zinc · Asarco L 15 · Blue powder · C.I. Pigment Black 16 · Emanay zinc dust
Show all 30 names
Granular zinc · Jasad · Lead refinery vacuum zinc · Merrillite · NC-Zinc · Plating zinc · Rheinzink · Stapa TE Zinc AT · UF (metal) · Zincum met · Zinc (Die-Cast) · Zinc (Zn) · Zinc Alloy (Zamak 3) · Zinc Met · Zinc Plating · Zinc powder · Zn · Zyncum Metallicum · zinc (sara 313) (cercla) · zinc (sara iii) · zinc compounds (sara 313) (cercla) · zinc dust · Zincum metallicum · Zincum Metallicum 12X
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant.
Antioxidant
Metals
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. Zinc appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Food
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record. Functional class: metals.
- JECFA evaluation record. Functional class: metals.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3568 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Food contact items, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, component of aluminum threshold options., closer body.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3568 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Food contact items, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, component of aluminum threshold options., closer body.Source →
USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
- Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.02 %w/vSource →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 212 active drug products and 250 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 212 active drug products and 250 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.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
- JECFA evaluation record. Functional class: metals.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Zinc yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

9 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated october 21, 2016
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2029-12-02
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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WHO JECFA Database
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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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.

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 Zinc in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

3,568

Named organisations

Construction and building materialsFood contact itemsFurniture and furnishingsCons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machineryOther indirect contact consumer goodsRaw materials

Typical roles

AntioxidantMetals

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Zinc; 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 Zinc in the catalog.