Zinc oxide (nano)
⚠ EU RestrictedIdentification
CAS Number 1314-13-2
EINECS / EC 215-222-5
CosIng Ref 94690
Chemical Name oxozinc
IUPAC Name —
Formula OZn
Mol. Weight 81.4 g/mol
InChIKey XLOMVQKBTHCTTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Function & Classification
Primary Function UV FILTER
EU Regulatory Status
Max Leave-on 25%
Conditions of Use Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user's lungs by inhalation.
Only nanomaterials having the following characteristics are allowed:
— purity ≥ 96 %, with wurtzite crystalline structure and physical appearance as clusters that are rod-like, star-like and/or isometric shapes, with impurities consisting only of carbon dioxide and water, whilst any other impurities are less than 1 % in total,
— median diameter of the particle number size distribution D50 (50 % of the number below this diameter) > 30 nm and D1 (1 % below this size) > 20 nm,
— water solubility < 50 mg/L
—uncoated, or coated with triethoxycaprylylsilane, dimethicone, dimethoxydiphenylsilanetriethoxycaprylylsilane cross- polymer, or octyl triethoxy silane.
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