| INCI / recorded name | Titanium dioxide (nano) [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| Common ingredients glossary name | TITANIUM DIOXIDE (NANO) [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| CAS identifiers | 13463-67-7[1]/ 1317-70-0[2]/ 1317-80-2[3] [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| EC identifiers | 236-675-5[1] /215-280-1[2]/ 215-282-2[3] [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| Informative CosIng functions | UV FILTER [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| Chemical name | Titanium dioxide [1];Anatase (TiO2) [2];Rutile (TiO2) [3] [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| CosIng annex reference | VI [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| CosIng reference entry | 27a [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| maximumConcentration | 25%
- In case of combined use of Titanium Dioxide and Titanium Dioxide (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit of 25%. [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| wordingOfConditions | 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 ≥ 99 %,
— rutile form, or rutile with up to 5 % anatase, with crystalline structure and physical appearance as clusters of spherical, needle, or lanceolate shapes,
— median particle size based on number size distribution ≥ 30 nm,
— aspect ratio from 1 to 4,5, and volume specific surface area ≤ 460 m2/cm3,
— coated with Silica, Hydrated Silica, Alumina, Aluminium Hydroxide, Aluminium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Trimethoxycaprylylsilane, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Simethicone;
or coated with one of the following combinations:
—Silica at a maximum concentration of 16 % and Cetyl Phosphate at a maximum concentration of 6 %,
—Alumina at a maximum concentration of 7 % and Manganese Dioxide at a maximum concentration of 0,7 % (not to be used in lip products), —Alumina at a maximum concentration of 3 % and Triethoxycaprylylsilane at a maximum concentration of 9 %,
— photocatalytic activity ≤ 10 % compared to corresponding non-coated or non-doped reference,
— nanoparticles are photostable in the final formulation.
Wording of conditions of use and warnings:
For face products containing Titanium Dioxide (nano) coated with the combination Alumina and Manganese Dioxide: Not to be used on the lips. [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| SCCS opinion reference | Opinion on Titanium Dioxide, Opinion for clarification of the meaning of the term "sprayable
applications/products" for the nano forms of Carbon Black CI 77266, Titanium Oxide and Zinc Oxide, OPINION ON Titanium Dioxide (nano form) as UV-Filter in sprays, OPINION ON Titanium Dioxide (nano form) coated with Cetyl Phosphate, Manganese Dioxide or Triethoxycaprylylsilane as UV-filter in dermally applied cosmetic [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| Related regulation reference | (EU) 2019/1857 [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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| Recorded publication date | 2019-11-07T00:00:00.000+0100 [1] | Check identity, concentration, exposure and use against the current legal annex and any amendments. |
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