title: Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) - Revision of the opinion on the safety of the use of Silica, Hydrated Silica, and Silica Surface Modified with Alkyl Silylates (nano form) in cosmetic products.
abstract: The SCCS has concluded that the evidence, both provided in the submission and that available in scientific literature, is inadequate and insufficient to allow drawing any firm conclusion either for or against the safety of any of the individual SAS material, or any of the SAS categories that are intended for use in cosmetic products. As the SCCS has not been able to conclude on the safety of the synthetic amorphous silica (SAS) materials included in the current submission, the Applicant is advised to follow the SCCS Guidance on Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials (SCCS/1484/12). A brief summary is provided to enable/facilitate future evaluation of the SAS materials in cosmetic products.
authors.affiliation: SCCS Secretariat at the European Commission, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety, 11, rue E. Ruppert, L-2920 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Electronic address: SANTE-C2-SCCS@ec.europa.eu.
authors.lastname: Sccs
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health K.U. Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, Belgium.
authors.forename: P H M
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Hoet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D053758:Nanoparticles; D010316:Particle Size; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012824:Silicic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics; D012824:Silicic Acid; D012822:Silicon Dioxide
keywords: CAS 7631-86-9 and 112926-00-8, 7631-86-9 and 112945-52-5, 68611-44-9 and 68909-20-6, 7631-86-9 and 112926-00-8; EC: 231-545-4, 271-893-4, and 272-697-1, 231-545-4; Hydrated Silica, and Silica Surface Modified with Alkyl Silylates (nano form); Regulation 1223/2009; SCCS; Scientific opinion; Silica