HYDROXYAPATITE
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 13194
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
HYDROXYAPATITE: Allowed with restrictions, with limits depending on the product type (Annex III, entry 372), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Abrasive: removes materials from various body surfaces or aids mechanical tooth cleaning or improves gloss.
Bulking: reduces bulk density of cosmetics.
Oral care: provides cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.
Skin conditioning: maintains the skin in good condition.
What the rules say
Allowed, with restrictions: Annex III sets a maximum concentration and the product types allowed. Ingredient lists do not give quantities, so the concentration cannot be checked on the label.
The text of the annexes
Allowed with restrictions
This entry covers the same substance as HYDROXYAPATITE (same CAS number in the CosIng inventory): its conditions apply.
- Entry
- Annex III, No 372
- Substance
- Hydroxyapatite
- Glossary names
- Hydroxyapatite (nano)
- CAS
- 1306-06-5
- EC
- 215-145-7
- Product type
- (a) Toothpaste (b) Mouthwash
- Maximum concentration
- (a) 10 % (b) 0,465 %
- Other conditions
- For (a) and (b): 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: — [composed of] rod-shaped particles of which at least 95,8 % (in particle number) have an aspect ratio less than 3, and the remaining 4,2 % have an aspect ratio not exceeding 4,9; — the particles are not coated or surface modified
Dates in the act (3)
- Entry into force on 4 April 2024
- Placing on the market from 1 February 2025
From 1 February 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance shall not be placed on the Union market
- Making available from 1 November 2025
From 1 November 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance shall not be made available on the Union market
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 34479
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 1306-06-5
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 215-145-7
- Declared functions
- Abrasive, Bulking, Oral care, Skin conditioning
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
Entry 372 of Annex III of EU law (Regulation (EU) 2024/858) has no equivalent in British 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.
Recorded cosmetics that contain it
42 recorded products list it, according to Open Beauty Facts contributors. Records are dated: the formula may have changed. See the list (page in French).
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.