# GLASS BEADS

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_glass_beads
Categories: beauty
Functions: Abrasive, Opacifying
Identifier: GLASS BEADS

> GLASS BEADS: Used in cosmetics as an abrasive and an opacifier. Glass beads are solid glass beads consisting chiefly of oxides of silicones, aluminium, calcium, magnesium, boron, sodium, potassium and zinc. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Glass beads are solid glass beads consisting chiefly of oxides of silicones, aluminium, calcium, magnesium, boron, sodium, potassium and zinc

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/56179

_Assessed by Greenveil._