# ZINC HYDROXYAPATITE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_zinc_hydroxyapatite
Categories: beauty
Functions: Oral care
Identifier: ZINC HYDROXYAPATITE

> ZINC HYDROXYAPATITE: Used in cosmetics as an oral-care ingredient. Zinc Hydroxyapatite is the inorganic compound synthesized by the neutralization of an aqueous suspension of calcium hydroxide, zinc hydroxide and calcium carbonate with phosphoric acid. 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 — Zinc Hydroxyapatite is the inorganic compound synthesized by the neutralization of an aqueous suspension of calcium hydroxide, zinc hydroxide and calcium carbonate with phosphoric acid

## 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/86817

_Assessed by Greenveil._