FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER
Fossiliferous Limestone Powder is the powder obtained from finely, ground limestone which contains skeletal fragments of various marine organisms. It consists chiefly of Calcium Carbonate.
FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER 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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What the official INCI name states
The official label identifies a biological source material and its stated preparation or plant part.
- Identity type from wording
- biological_material
- Preparation or form
- POWDER
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Inventory details for FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER
INCI name
FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER
Description
Fossiliferous Limestone Powder is the powder obtained from finely, ground limestone which contains skeletal fragments of various marine organisms. It consists chiefly of Calcium Carbonate.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 98185
- Imported identity
- FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER
- Source update
- 07/07/2020
Annex records for FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER
Key data
No CAS number, and none is expected: this is a botanical or biological preparation rather than a single compound, and CAS numbers identify single substances. Identity rests on the source organism and the supplier specification.
- EXFOLIATING
- Initiating and/or accelerating removal of the layers of dead skin cells from the skin surface.
- HUMECTANT
- Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER 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.
FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER is also tagged with 2 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 FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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