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INCI ingredient

Colostrum

Colostrum appears on 18 ingredient lists in our database, most often in toothpastes.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNoanimal-derived
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

If a product lists Colostrum, its vegan answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Colostrum appears on 18 ingredient lists in our database, most often in toothpastes.

On the label it counts as vegan, which is why a product that lists it cannot be vegan.

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

Functions: skin conditioning, skin protecting

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning
  • skin protecting
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • skin protecting: Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.

CAS 9013-90-5 · EC 232-750-1

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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