CALCIUM SILICATE
Silicic acid, calcium salt
CALCIUM SILICATE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Chemical identity and properties
Calcium Silicate
The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety concluded that the following 24 silicate ingredients are safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment when formulated to be non-irritating, with the exception that the available data are insufficient to make a determination of safety for the use of naturally-sourced (i.e., mined) silicate ingredients in products that may be incidentally inhaled: Calcium Silicate. — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
- IUPAC name
- calcium bis(trihydroxy(oxido)silane)
- Molecular formula
- CaH6O8Si2
- Molecular weight
- 230.29 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 229.9227111 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 168.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 6
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 8
- Covalent units
- 3
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Inventory details for CALCIUM SILICATE
INCI name
CALCIUM SILICATE
Description
Silicic acid, calcium salt
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 32345
- Imported identity
- CALCIUM SILICATE
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for CALCIUM SILICATE
Key data
- ABSORBENT
- Taking up water- and/or oil-soluble (dissolved or finely dispersed) substances.
- BULKING
- Non-reactive (chemically inert), solid ingredients that dilute other solids and/or increase the volume of cosmetic products.
- OPACIFYING
- Reducing transparency or translucency of cosmetics.
- PEARLESCENT
- Imparting a nacreous appearance to cosmetics.
- VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How CALCIUM SILICATE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists CALCIUM SILICATE as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
CALCIUM SILICATE is also tagged with 5 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for CALCIUM SILICATE
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