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Canadian colloidal clay

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Canadian colloidal clay in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Canadian Colloidal Clay is a colloidal green clay mined in western Canada that is composed chiefly of silicon, aluminium, iron, calcium, sodium, magnesium and potassium.

  • Skin conditioning
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Canadian colloidal clay appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveCanadian Colloidal Clay is a colloidal green clay mined in western Canada that is composed chiefly of silicon, aluminium, iron, calcium, sodium, magnesium and potassium
    • Canadian Colloidal Clay is a colloidal green clay mined in western Canada that is composed chiefly of silicon, aluminium, iron, calcium, sodium, magnesium and potassiumSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Canadian colloidal clay. 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 Canadian colloidal clay yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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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.

Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Canadian colloidal clay are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Canadian colloidal clay; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.