This entry shows data from the EU CosIng database. An editorial description has not been written and reviewed yet.
Functions
- Skin conditioning – humectant
- Increasing the water content of the top layers of the skin. Humectants are primarily hygroscopic agents drawing moisture from the surrounding air.
EU regulation
EU · Annex III, entry 24Water-soluble zinc salts with the exception of zinc 4- hydroxy-benzene sulphonate (entry 25 of Annex III)
- Product type
- (a) Toothpaste intended for users above 1 year of age (b) Toothpaste intended for children between 6 months and 1 year of age (c) Mouthwash intended for users above 6 years of age (d) Other products
- Maximum concentration
- (a) 1 % (as zinc) (b) 0,72 % (as zinc) (c) 0,1 % (as zinc) (d) 1 % (as zinc)
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EU) 2026/909
EU · Annex II, entry 1396Borates, tetraborates, octaborates and boric acid salts and esters, including:
Disodium octaborate anhydrous [1]
Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate [2]
2-Aminoethanol, monoester with boric acid [3]
2-Hydroxypropyl ammonium dihydrogen orthoborate [4]
Potassium borate, boric acid potassium salt [5]
Trioctyldodecyl borate [6]
Zinc borate [7]
Sodium borate, disodium tetraborate anhydrous; boric acid, sodium salt [8]
Tetraboron disodium heptaoxide, hydrate [9]
Orthoboric acid, sodium salt [10
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EU) 2019/1966