Ingredient profile
NYLON-12
Raters disagreeopacifyingbulkingviscosity controllingCAS 25038-74-8
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as Nylon-12, nylon-12, nylon 12…
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Caution
—
Concern
EU Microplastics Restriction
Government
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Concern
EU Microplastics Restriction
Government
A solid polyamide microsphere used as a soft-focus bulking powder; water-insoluble and non-biodegradable — in scope. (EU Regulation 2023/2055 (REACH Annex XVII, entry 78))
- Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
No EU-regulated hazard recognized for this ingredient.
- Safe
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Also screened — not on these lists
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Notes
- EU microplastics-restricted
