What does Tin oxide do?

Used in cosmetics as an abrasive, a bulking agent and an opacifier.

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

beauty
cleaning
industrial

Tin oxide

CAS 1332-29-2

Also registered as 7 other CAS numbers

1394228-66-0 · 1446491-57-1 · 2364456-43-7 · 2404583-06-6 · 2763751-99-9 · 2920969-90-8 · 18282-10-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Tin oxide in plain language

What it is: Also known as Stannic oxide · Tin dioxide · Tin oxide (SnO2) · C.I. 77861 · CI 77861 · Tin(4+) dioxide
Show all 36 names
White tin oxide · bis(oxygen(2-));tin(4+) · At-snno 200N · Cxf 303IP · Eps 12A · His 30MH · Hx 405MH · Nalco Sn 20 · Nanotek SnO2 · Nanotek tin oxide · Nyacol Sn 15 · Nyacol Sn 15CG · P 3001 · Polishing powder · Putty powder · S 1 (tin compound) · S 8 (oxide) · Sam 05 · Sam 05 (catalyst) · Sn 38 (oxide) · Stannoxyl · Suncolloid HX 305M5 · Suncolloid HX 405MH · Tin ash · Tin dioxide (CI 77861) · Tin oxide(SnO2) · tin (iv) oxides · tin dioxide.tin(iv) oxide. · tin oxides · tin(iv) oxide
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an abrasive, a bulking agent and an opacifier.
Abrasive
Bulking
Opacifying
Viscosity controlling
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. Tin oxide appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 236 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Construction and building materials, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 236 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Construction and building materials, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment.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 Tin oxide. 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 Tin oxide 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 September 2015
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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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 Tin oxide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

236

Named organisations

Furniture and furnishingsConstruction and building materialsRaw materialsLaboratory suppliesElectronics/small appliancesVehicle

Typical roles

AbrasiveBulkingOpacifyingViscosity controllingColourant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Tin oxide; 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 Tin oxide in the catalog.