Ingredient profile
TALC / TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE
Raters disagreeCAS 14807-96-6
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
—
Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Concern
IARC Monographs
Government
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 59) — allowed only under restrictions. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
- Caution
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Possible carcinogen concern attaches to inhaled loose powder (and an asbestos-contamination worry); in a bound leave-on product the inhalation route does not apply. (IARC carcinogen monographs (Group 2B))
- Caution
Also screened — not on these lists
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 59) — allowed only under restrictions.
Canada
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- Health Canada · Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient HotlistRestricted by product type; not permitted in products for the genital area, with inhalation warnings.
California
No listing found
Notes
- IARC probable carcinogen (Group 2A)
- Carcinogen if inhaled (powder/aerosol)
- EU-restricted (with limits)
- Health Canada Hotlist — restricted
