ZINC LACTATE
Official label name (INCIInternational name of cosmetic ingredients: the one printed on the pack. name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 30327
- Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
ZINC LACTATE: Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III, entry 24), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. Annexes of the Regulation consulted on 21 October 2026.
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
No classification harmonised by the European Union covers reproduction, the unborn child or breastfeeding for this substance. This does not mean it has been judged to have no effect during pregnancy.
Babies and children
The Cosmetics Regulation sets no age-related condition for this ingredient.
Skin, eyes and allergies
No official classification for sensitisation, irritation or eye damage, and no obligation to label it as an allergen.
Environment
No harmonised classification as hazardous to the aquatic environment, and it is not on ECHAEuropean Chemicals Agency.'s Candidate List as an endocrine disruptor for the environment.
Read on the label
The Cosmetics Regulation requires no warning to be printed for this ingredient.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Deodorant: reduces or masks unpleasant body odours.
Functions declared in the CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients. inventory. CosIng, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (INCI names, CAS, EC, functions), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Definitions of functions (decision repealed on 8 May 2020, cited for information). Decision 2006/257/EC, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (definitions of functions), retrieved 22 October 2026.
What the rules say
This name is only cited as an example in an entry of Annex III, which covers a family of substances: the exact conditions depend on the form used.
CosIng, Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (restricted substances), retrieved 21 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
The text of the annexes
Allowed with restrictions
CosIng cites the name ZINC LACTATE in this entry, whose regulated name is “Zinc Acetate; Zinc Chloride; Zinc Gluconate; Zinc Glutamate; Zinc Citrate; Zinc Sulphate”: the title below says which form or use it covers.
| Product type | Maximum concentration |
|---|---|
| (a) Toothpaste intended for users above 1 year of age | 1% (as zinc) |
| (b) Toothpaste intended for children between 6 months and 1 year of age | 0.72% (as zinc) |
| (c) Mouthwash intended for users above 6 years of age | 0.1% (as zinc) |
| (d) Other products | 1% (as zinc) |
- 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
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.
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III, entry 24. CosIng, Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (restricted substances), retrieved 21 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
Entry from Regulation (EU) 2026/909, adopted on 27 April 2026.
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 38964
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 16039-53-5
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 240-178-9
- Declared functions
- Deodorant
- Wikidata
- Q27155010
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.036.510
- InChIKey
- CANRESZKMUPMAE-UHFFFAOYSA-L
CosIng inventory. CosIng, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (INCI names, CAS, EC, functions), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Wikidata, items with a CosIng identifier (P3073), retrieved 22 October 2026.
Wikidata, PubChem and ECHA links are published only when verified: same CosIng identifier, a single item, matching CAS number.
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.
| Country | Rule | Maximum concentration cited |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own | not cited |
| United Kingdom | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own | not cited |
| Switzerland | EU Regulation applies | not cited |
| United States (federal) | No federal rule recorded | not cited |
| Japan | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| South Korea | Restricted differs from the EU | 1% |
| China | Not on the prohibited lists recorded (lists of allowed substances are not recorded) | not cited |
| Australia | Subject to conditions (threshold, labelling or packaging) differs from the EU | 2.5% |
| Brazil | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
Same entries as in the European Union. Their maximum concentrations are compared in the “Comparison between countries” table; other conditions (product types, warnings) may differ.
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).
Switzerland, FDHA Ordinance on Cosmetic Products (OCos, SR 817.023.31), consolidated version, retrieved 22 October 2026.
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.
South Korea
- Restricted: 수용성 징크 염류(징크4-하이드록시벤젠설포네이트와 징크피리치온 제외) (ZINC LACTATE)
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)
South Korea, MFDS Regulation on Safety Standards for Cosmetics, Notification 2026-19, retrieved 22 October 2026.
Source: 식품의약품안전처 (MFDS), 화장품 안전기준 등에 관한 규정, via law.go.kr; table formatted by the publisher of this site.
Australia
- Subject to conditions (threshold, labelling or packaging): ZINC LACTATE
Poisons Standard, Schedule 6 (cosmetic entries), page 286. Thresholds cited: 2.5% or less.
Conditions, source text
in toothpaste except in toothpaste preparations containing 2.5% or less of zinc lactate and labelled with the statement: | Not recommended for children under twelve years of age.
Australia, Poisons Standard October 2026 (F2026L01327), Schedules 2, 4, 5, 6 and 10, retrieved 22 October 2026.
Based on content from the Federal Register of Legislation at 2026-10-22. For the latest information on Australian Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Licence CC BY 4.0.
Recorded cosmetics that contain it
24 recorded products list it, according to Open Beauty Facts contributors. Records are dated: the formula may have changed. See the list (in French).
Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products, retrieved 21 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.
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.