DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
Diatomaceous Earth is a mineral material consisting chiefly of the siliceous frustules and fragments of various species of diatoms
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH 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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Exact external identity check
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Inventory details for DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
INCI name
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
Description
Diatomaceous Earth is a mineral material consisting chiefly of the siliceous frustules and fragments of various species of diatoms
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 84553
- Imported identity
- DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
Key data
- ABRASIVE
- Removing unwanted tissue or foreign materials from various body surfaces, including mechanical tooth cleaning and/or gloss improvement.
- ANTICAKING
- Preventing agglomeration of particulate solids into lumps or hard masses (cohesive cake), thus allowing free flow of particles.
- 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.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How DIATOMACEOUS EARTH appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists DIATOMACEOUS EARTH 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.
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH is also tagged with 4 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 DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for DIATOMACEOUS EARTH from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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