# SEPIOLITE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_sepiolite
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Viscosity controlling, Thickener
Identifier: DTXSID2049767

> SEPIOLITE: Used in cosmetics as a thickener. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 24 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Home maintenance. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## 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: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 24 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Home maintenance.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Meerschaum
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 24 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Filler, Thickening agent.

## 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/86275
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated december 13, 2016): https://www.hpd-collaborative.org/hpd-public-repository/

_Assessed by Greenveil._