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Increase Your Awareness With Basic Facts About Cobalt
BY NIKKI AND ANNE HEART ♥ March 11, 2025
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The following highlights the basic facts. More information can be obtained through the sites listed below as well as many other informational sites regarding ingredients in medications and supplements. Information facts can change. Make sure you have all up-to-date information.
Basic Facts about Cobalt
Cobalt is a chemical element. It is found in the Earth’s crust only in a chemically combined form.
It is a metal, gray, ductile, magnetic element with an atomic number of 27 and with the symbol Co.
Cobalt is mined as a byproduct of copper and nickel.
Cobalt is most commonly used in:
- Rechargeable batteries
- Making of superalloys, which are strong heat-resistant metals used in aircraft engines, spacecraft, and military applications
- Pigments to make Colbalt blue for glass, ceramics, inks, paints and vanishes
Cobalt other uses include:
- Airbags
- Petroleum industry
- Cancer therapy
- Sterilazation studies
- Radioactive tracer
Cobalt is an essential component of vitamin B12
Some everyday products that may contain cobalt include:
- Artificial joint replacements
- Bricks and cement
- Ceramic paints (blue colors)
- Clothing fasteners
- Buckles
- Buttons
- Hooks
- Pins
- Rivels
- Snaps
- Zippers
- Cosmetics including eyeshadow
- Household tools and utensils
- Hair ornaments
- Jewelry
- Keys
- Magnets
- Orthopedic and dental implants and dental prosthesis
- Paints/enamels/finishes (blue colors)
- Printing inks
- Spray paint (blue colors)
- Vitamin B12 supplements
- Wood stains
If you have an allergy to Colbalt, avoid products that list the following names in the ingredients:
- CCRIS 7728
- Colbalt chloride hexahydrate
- Colbalt chloride hexahydrate
- Cobalt (II) chloride hexahydrate
- Cobaltous chloride, hexahydrate
- Colbalt
Important notes:
- Since cobalt and nickel can be found in many of the same products, allergies to both metals can develop.
- To prevent an allergic reaction, consider wearing jewelry made of sterling silver or other precious metals.
- Cobalt is frequently combined with nickel.
Sources used:
- National Health Institute, Cobalt Toxicity, accessed March 7, 2025
- Information was presented by the American Contact Dermatitis Society, February 2025
- Medlineplus.gov, Colbalt Allergy, accessed March 7, 2025
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