ZINC CITRATE
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 30298
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
ZINC CITRATE: Allowed with restrictions, with limits depending on the product type, for the form named in the entry: “Water-soluble zinc salts with the exception of zinc 4- hydroxy-benzene sulphonate (entry 25 of Annex III)” (Annex III, entry 24), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Antimicrobial: helps control the growth of micro-organisms on the skin.
Antiplaque: helps protect against plaque.
Oral care: provides cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.
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
- Entry
- Annex III, No 24
- Substance
- Water-soluble zinc salts with the exception of zinc 4- hydroxy-benzene sulphonate (entry 25 of Annex III)
- Glossary names
- Zinc Acetate; Zinc Chloride; Zinc Gluconate; Zinc Glutamate; Zinc Citrate; Zinc Sulphate
- CAS
- 557-34-6/ 5970-45-6; 7646-85-7; 4468-02-4; 1949-15-1; 546-46-3; 7733-02-0/ 7446-19-7/ 7446-20-0
- EC
- 209-170-2/ -; 231-592-0; 224-736-9; -; 208-901-2; 231-793-3
- 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)
Dates in the act (4)
- Entry into force on 18 May 2026
- Placing on the market from 1 January 2027
From 1 January 2027 cosmetic products containing these substances and not complying with the restrictions shall not be placed on the Union market
- Making available from 1 July 2028
From 1 July 2028 cosmetic products containing these substances and not complying with the restrictions shall not be made available on the Union market
- Making available from 1 August 2028
From 1 August 2028 cosmetic products containing these substances and not complying with the restrictions 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
- 80748
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 546-46-3
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 208-901-2
- Declared functions
- Antimicrobial, Antiplaque, Oral care
- Wikidata
- Q27282034
- PubChem
- 11023
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.008.093
- InChIKey
- WGIWBXUNRXCYRA-UHFFFAOYSA-H
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Same entries as in the European Union. Conditions (concentrations, warnings) may differ: they are not compared here.
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.
South Korea
- Restricted: 수용성 징크 염류(징크4-하이드록시벤젠설포네이트와 징크피리치온 제외) (ZINC CITRATE)
별표 2, 기타 (other substances with limits), entry 42, page 35-37. Limit: 징크로서 1%. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 화학물질명: 징크글루코네이트 (CAS No. 4468-02-4) | 화학물질명: 징크글라이시네이트 (CAS No. 14281-83-5) | 화학물질명: 징크락테이트 (CAS No. 16039-53-5) | 화학물질명: 징크살리실레이트 (CAS No. 16283-36-6) | 화학물질명: 징크설페이트 (Monohydrate) (CAS No. 7446-19-7) | 화학물질명: 징크설페이트 (heptahydrate) (CAS No. 7446-20-0) | 화학물질명: 징크설페이트 (anhydrous) (CAS No. 7733-02-0) | 화학물질명: 징크클로라이드 (CAS No. 7646-85-7) | 화학물질명: 징크피씨에이 (CAS No. 15454-75-8) | 화학물질명: 포피리듐/징크발효물 | 화학물질명: 효모/아연발효물 | 화학물질명: 징크아세테이트 (anhydrous) (CAS No. 557-34-6) | 화학물질명: 징크아세테이트 (hydrate) (CAS No. 5970-45-6) | 화학물질명: 소듐징크히스티딘디티오옥탄아마이드 | 화학물질명: 징크코세스설페이트 | 화학물질명: 징크아스파테이트 (CAS No. 36393-20-1) | 화학물질명: 징크시트레이트 (CAS No. 546-46-3) | 화학물질명: 징크글라이시네이트살리실레이트 | 화학물질명: 징크글루타메이트 (CAS No. 1949-15-1) | 화학물질명: 징크디부틸디티오카바메이트 (CAS No. 136-23-2) | 화학물질명: 징크보레이트 (CAS No. 1332-07-6) | 화학물질명: 징크시스테이네이트 (CAS No. 1197186-61-0) | 화학물질명: 징크아데노신트라이포스페이트 (CAS No. 6602-83-1) | 화학물질명: 징크티오살리실레이트 (CAS No. 16742-82-8) | 화학물질명: 징크펜타데켄트라이카복시레이트 | 화학물질명: 징크폼알데하이드설폭실레이트 (CAS No. 24887-06-7) | 화학물질명: 징크피콜리네이트 (CAS No. 17949-65-4) | 화학물질명: 징크하이드롤라이즈드콜라겐 | 화학물질명: 징크아스코베이트하이드록사이드 | 화학물질명: 효모/아연/철/게르마늄/구리/마그네슘/실리콘발효물 | 화학물질명: 소듐징크세틸포스페이트 | 화학물질명: 징크아스코베이트 (CAS No. 134343-96-7) | 화학물질명: 락토바실러스/우유/망간/아연발효용해물 | 화학물질명: 징크글루코헵토네이트 (CAS No. 12565-63-8) | 화학물질명: 징크운데실레노일하이드롤라이즈드밀단백질 | 화학물질명: 징크나이트레이트 (CAS No. 7779-88-6) | 화학물질명: 징크마그네슘아스파테이트 | 화학물질명: 징크코코-설페이트 (CAS No. 22397-58-6)
Recorded cosmetics that contain it
190 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.