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INCI ingredient

Calcium Fluoride

Calcium Fluoride appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in mouthwashs.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Calcium Fluoride appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in mouthwashs.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antiplaque, oral care

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antiplaque
  • oral care
  • antiplaque: Helping protect against plaque.
  • oral care: Providing cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.

CAS 7789-75-5 · EC 232-188-7

EU regulation

Listed in Annex III (ref. 30) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration 0.15% calculated as F. When mixed with other fluorine compounds permitted under this Annex, total F concentration must not exceed 0.15%. Oral products III/30 Contains calcium fluoride For any toothpaste with compounds containing fluorine in a concentration of 0.1 to 0.15% calculated as F unless it is already labelled as contra-indicated for children (e.g. "for adult use only") the following labelling is obligatory: "Children of 6 years and younger: use a pea-sized amount for supervised brushing to minimise swallowing. In case of intake of fluoride from other sources consult a dentist or doctor."

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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