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CADMIUM FLUORIDE

See the summary at the top of this page. CosIng, Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (prohibited substances), Consulted on 23 October 2026.

Listed in the CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients. inventory; not yet in the European glossary of common ingredient names. Listing does not constitute an authorisation for use.

Who it concerns

What official classifications and rules say for each group. A classification describes the hazard of the pure substance, not the risk of a product that contains it, which depends on the dose and the exposure.

Prohibition or serious classificationThe text prohibits the substance for this use, or ranks it among the most serious hazards (known or presumed carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, identified endocrine disruptor).Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.For informationOfficial information with no condition on a finished product: warning to read, irritation of the pure substance.

  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding

    Prohibition or serious classificationThe text prohibits the substance for this use, or ranks it among the most serious hazards (known or presumed carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, identified endocrine disruptor).

    Prohibition or serious classification Classified under the CLP Regulation: reproductive toxicity, category 1B (Repr. 1B), a hazard to fertility and the unborn child.

    For a question about your own situation, ask your doctor, midwife or pharmacist.

  • Babies and children

    The Cosmetics Regulation sets no age-related condition for this ingredient.

  • Skin, eyes and allergies

    No harmonised classification for sensitisation, irritation or eye damage, and no obligation to label it as an allergen.

  • Environment

    Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.

    Worth watching Classified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, short term, category 1 (Aquatic Acute 1); hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 1 (Aquatic Chronic 1).

  • Read on the label

    The Cosmetics Regulation requires no warning to be printed for this ingredient.

In plain words

What the rules say

No EU rule targets this ingredient specifically. It remains subject to the general rule: every product must undergo a safety assessment before it is sold (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009), under the manufacturer's responsibility.

Hazard and risk

The CLP Regulation classifies this substance as carcinogenic, category 1B (presumed effect, established mainly from animal studies), mutagenic (may damage DNA), category 1B (presumed effect, established mainly from animal studies) and toxic for reproduction, category 1B (presumed effect, established mainly from animal studies).

This classification describes what the substance can cause (a hazard), not what happens when using a product (a risk): the risk depends on the dose, the form and the route of exposure (skin, inhalation, ingestion).

Article 15 of the Cosmetics Regulation in principle prohibits category 1A or 1B CMRCarcinogenic, mutagenic (damages DNA) or toxic for reproduction. substances, unless a derogation is granted. This name does not yet have an Annex II entry.

What we know about this ingredient

No natural occurrence recorded in Wikidata (LOTUS database); this does not prove that the ingredient is synthetic.

Basis: one CosIng CAS, with no natural occurrence recorded in this database.

Other names: fluorure de cadmium (French), Cadmiumfluorid (German), fluoreto de cádmio (Portuguese).

Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products, retrieved 23 October 2026.

Data “Open Beauty Facts and its contributors”, licensed under ODbL 1.0 (opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0); derived table distributed under the same licence.

The text of the annexes

No specific rule of the EU Cosmetics Regulation names this ingredient: it is on none of its lists (prohibited, restricted, colorants, preservatives, UV filters). It may be used under the responsibility of the manufacturer, who must ensure the product is safe.

Search in Annexes II to VI. CosIng, Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (prohibited substances), retrieved 23 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.

What has changed, and what will change

Dates of the texts that cover this ingredient. A text date may cover several substances: the details of each entry are below.

  1. CLP classification “Carc. 1B ; Muta. 1B ; Repr. 1B” applicable at the latest from this date (Regulation (EU) 2018/669)

Identity

CosIng identifier
105956
CAS (according to CosIng)
7790-79-6
EC (according to CosIng)
232-222-0

Classified hazard (CLP Regulation)

The harmonised classification is the one set by the European Union for the whole Union. H codes refer to the hazard statements of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.

cadmium fluoride

Carcinogenicity, category 1B (Carc. 1B); Germ cell mutagenicity, category 1B (Muta. 1B); Reproductive toxicity, category 1B (Repr. 1B)

Hazard classes
Carcinogenicity, category 1B (Carc. 1B)
Germ cell mutagenicity, category 1B (Muta. 1B)
Reproductive toxicity, category 1B (Repr. 1B)
Acute toxicity, category 2 (Acute Tox. 2)
Acute toxicity, category 3 (Acute Tox. 3)
Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure, category 1 (STOT RE 1)
Hazardous to the aquatic environment, short term, category 1 (Aquatic Acute 1)
Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 1 (Aquatic Chronic 1)
Hazard statements
H350 H340 H360FD H330 H301 H372 ** H400 H410

Annex VI, entry 048-006-00-2, linked by CAS 7790-79-6. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP), consolidated version, Annex VI table 3, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Entry introduced or replaced by Regulation (EU) 2018/669, applicable at the latest from 1 December 2019.

Elsewhere in the world

Information on other jurisdictions, with no effect on sale in France. What is covered, and what is not yet.

Comparison between countries

Most restrictive status in each country, and the maximum concentration cited. The details and the source of each rule follow.

Comparison between countries: CADMIUM FLUORIDE
CountryRuleMaximum concentration cited
European UnionNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulationnot cited
United KingdomNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulationnot cited
SwitzerlandEU Regulation appliesnot cited
United States (federal)No federal rule recordednot cited
CanadaNo entry in the lists recordednot cited
JapanNo entry in the lists recordednot cited
South KoreaNo entry in the lists recordednot cited
ChinaNot on the prohibited lists recorded (lists of allowed substances are not recorded)not cited
AustraliaNo entry in the lists recordednot cited
ASEANNo entry in the lists recordednot cited
TaiwanNo entry in the lists recordednot cited
BrazilNo entry in the lists recordednot cited

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

  • No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation

Annexes II to VI in force. United Kingdom, Annexes II to VI of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as retained and amended, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Northern Ireland applies EU law.

Switzerland

Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).

United States, federal rules

None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.

United States, 21 CFR part 700 and section 250.250 (FDA rules on cosmetic ingredients), eCFR, retrieved 21 October 2026.

The eCFR is not an official legal edition of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Page updated on 21 October 2026.

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