SILICA

Function
abrasive, absorbent, anticaking, bulking, opacifying, viscosity controlling
CAS
7631-86-9 / 112945-52-5 / 60676-86-0
Comedogenic
0–1DERIVED, not measured: no member of the mineral_pigment family that Fulton 1989 tested scored 2 or above. Supporting rows -- Titanium dioxide 0, Iron oxides 0, Ultamarine violet 0, Talc 1, Kaolin 0, Bentonite 0, Magnesium aluminum silicate 0, Zinc oxide 1. This ingredient itself was not tested; see docs/sources/fulton-1989-table-1.tsv.
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Definition

Silicon dioxide

Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.