A mineral used as a mild abrasive and filler.
What it is
Calcium carbonate is the mineral found in chalk and limestone. It acts as a mild abrasive, absorbent and bulking agent, and as an opacifier.
Where it is used
Toothpastes, powders and some scrubs.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
Functions
- Abrasive
- Removing unwanted tissue or foreign materials from various body surfaces, including mechanical tooth cleaning and/or gloss improvement.
- 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.
- 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.
- Oral care
- Providing cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.
EU regulation
EU · Annex IV, entry 124Calcium carbonate
- Conditions and warnings
- Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 170)
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2009/1223
Products with this ingredient (166)
- Puder Crème Puff · Max Factor
- Crème Puff Powder · Max Factor
- The Bronze Stick Creamy & Buildable – Deep Bronze · IsaDora
- The Bronze Stick Creamy & Buildable – Warm Bronze · IsaDora
- أحمر شفاه سائل Endless Matte · Catrice
- Fluid Camouflage Foundation · ArtDeco
- Fluid Face It Baby SPF 50+ NO. 04 TOFFEE BABY · Pierre René
- Fluid Face It Baby SPF 50+ NO. 03 NUDE BABY · Pierre René
- Fluid Face It Baby SPF 50+ NO. 02 HONEY BABY · Pierre René
- Fluid Face It Baby SPF 50+ NO. 01 VANILLA BABY · Pierre René
- PAESE PUFF CLOUD PUDER SYPKI POD OCZY Z 24K ZŁOTEM · Paese
- PAESE PUFF CLOUD ULTRALEKKI PUDER PRASOWANY Z EFEKTEM BLUR · Paese