Carbon Black.
Also known as: CI 77266, D&C Black No. 2, channel black, lamp black, furnace black
A fine black powder produced by incomplete combustion of petroleum products.
Global status.
How carbon black is regulated in cosmetics around the world.
100% of countries with data ban or restrict this ingredient
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Permitted as color additive with purity requirements.
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Permitted as colorant (CI 77266) in Annex IV; banned in lip products; nano form restricted.
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Permitted as colorant; banned in lip products, mirroring EU.
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Permitted with purity requirements; restricted in lip products.
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Permitted as colorant with purity requirements.
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Permitted as colorant with purity and product-type restrictions.
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Permitted with purity requirements.
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Permitted as colorant with purity standards.
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Permitted as colorant with purity requirements.
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Permitted as colorant with restrictions, aligned with EU.
The reason brands include it.
Produces the deepest, most intense black pigment available. Extremely stable and inexpensive compared to natural black alternatives.
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Carbon Black in product types.
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Common alternatives.
What Numbrrrz uses
Numbrrrz does not use carbon black. Every tube is organic coconut oil, organic beeswax, organic jojoba oil and vitamin E, plus organic essential oils or flavoring in the scented versions.

