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INCI ingredient

Hydroxyapatite

Also listed as: (Nano) Hydroxyapatite, Hydroxyapatite (Nano)

Hydroxyapatite appears on 52 ingredient lists in our database.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Hydroxyapatite appears on 52 ingredient lists in our database.

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, bulking, oral care, skin conditioning

Products with Hydroxyapatite

in 52 products

Showing 24 of 52 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • abrasive
  • bulking
  • oral care
  • skin conditioning
  • abrasive: Removing unwanted tissue or foreign materials from various body surfaces, including mechanical tooth cleaning and/or gloss improvement.
  • bulking: Non-reactive (chemically inert), solid ingredients that dilute other solids and/or increase the volume of cosmetic products.
  • oral care: Providing cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.

CAS 1306-06-5 · EC 215-145-7

EU regulation

Listed in Annex III (ref. 372) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration (a) 10 % (b) 0,465 %. (a) Toothpaste (b) Mouthwash

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

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