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INCI ingredient

Calcium Hydroxyde

Also listed as: Calcium

Calcium Hydroxyde appears on 10 ingredient lists in our database, most often in baby cares.

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 Hydroxyde appears on 10 ingredient lists in our database, most often in baby cares.

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: abrasive, antioxidant, reducing, viscosity controlling, skin conditioning - miscellaneous

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • abrasive
  • antioxidant
  • reducing
  • viscosity controlling
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous
  • abrasive: Removing unwanted tissue or foreign materials from various body surfaces, including mechanical tooth cleaning and/or gloss improvement.
  • antioxidant: Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
  • reducing: Changing the chemical nature of another ingredient by adding hydrogen (or removing oxygen).
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 7440-70-2 · EC 231-179-5

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

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

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