Evidence

Health issue

Level of Concern

Source

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
Known to cause cancer

high

California OEHHA (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment): Proposition 65 List (2020 Update)

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
Known to cause cancer

high

California OEHHA (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment): Proposition 65 List (2020 Update)

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
SCCS concludes this substance impacts the immune system when inhaled.

moderate

European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
SCCS concludes this substance may be carcinogenic when inhaled.

moderate

European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
Possibly carcinogenic to humans

moderate

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Agents classified by the IARC Monographs (through Volume 127)

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
Possibly carcinogenic to humans

moderate

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Agents classified by the IARC Monographs (through Volume 127)

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
confirmed animal carcinogen with unknown relevance to humans

some

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH): Threshold Limit Value (TLV) Basis

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
confirmed animal carcinogen with unknown relevance to humans

some

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH): Threshold Limit Value (TLV) Basis

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
SCCS concludes this substance may be genotoxic based on in vivo and in vitro evidence.

some

European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
SCCS concludes this substance may be toxic to reproduction/development when inhaled.

some

European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
bronchitis

some

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH): Threshold Limit Value (TLV) Basis

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
bronchitis

some

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH): Threshold Limit Value (TLV) Basis

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
A peer-reviewed study reports that maternal inhalation of this substance led to neurodevelopmental effects in offspring.

some

Masakazu Umezawa, Atsuto Onoda, Irina Korshunova, Alexander C. Ø Jensen, Ismo K. Koponen, Keld A. Jensen, Konstantin Khodosevich, Ulla Vogel & Karin S. Hougaard. 2018. Maternal inhalation of carbon black nanoparticles induces neurodevelopmental changes in mouse offspring. Particle and fibre toxicology 15(1), 36.

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
SCCS reports that inhalation of this substance impacted lung function in healthy humans.

some

European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
SCCS concludes this substance is not an eye irritant.

low

European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
SCCS concludes this substance is not a skin irritant.

low

European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). 2015. Opinion on Carbon Black (nano-form).

Impurities

Health issue

Level of Concern

Source

FDA cosmetic color additives subject to batch certification
Impurity: CADMIUM
Suspected of causing genetic defects

some