CALCIUM LACTATE
Calcium dilactate
CALCIUM LACTATE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
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Chemical identity and properties
Calcium Lactate
Calcium lactate is a salt that consists of two lactate anions for each calcium cation (Ca2+). It is prepared commercially by the neutralization of lactic acid with calcium carbonate or calcium hydroxide. Approved by the FDA as a direct food substance affirmed as generally recognized as safe, calcium lactate is used as a firming agent, flavoring agent, leavening agent, stabilizer, and thickener. Calcium lactate is also found in daily dietary supplements as a source of calcium. It is also available in various hydrate forms, where calcium lactate pentahydrate is the most common. — DrugBank
- IUPAC name
- calcium bis(2-hydroxypropanoate)
- Molecular formula
- C6H10CaO6
- Molecular weight
- 218.22 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 218.0103289 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 121.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 3
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL2106111
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0020236
- PubMed:3037475
- PubMed:1657745
- PubMed:1612181
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 LACTATE
INCI name
CALCIUM LACTATE
Description
Calcium dilactate
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 74902
- Imported identity
- CALCIUM LACTATE
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for CALCIUM LACTATE
Key data
- ASTRINGENT
- Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
- BUFFERING
- Stabilising the pH of an aqueous medium in a narrow range even if an acid or base is added. Altering and/or maintaining a cosmetic product's pH at the desired level.
- KERATOLYTIC
- Helping to eliminate the dead cells of the stratum corneum.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
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How CALCIUM LACTATE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists CALCIUM LACTATE 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 LACTATE is also tagged with 3 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 LACTATE
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