A calcium phosphate used as an abrasive, mainly in toothpaste.
What it is
Dicalcium phosphate (calcium hydrogen phosphate) is an inorganic calcium salt of phosphoric acid. CosIng lists it as abrasive, bulking, opacifying and oral care.
Where it is used
Used mainly in toothpastes, and also in powders and some makeup.
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.
The INCI name does not show whether it is the anhydrous or the hydrated form, or the particle size.
Functions
- Abrasive
- Removing unwanted tissue or foreign materials from various body surfaces, including mechanical tooth cleaning and/or gloss improvement.
- 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
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (158)
- Express Brow Satin Duo · Maybelline
- Blush In Crema Miracle Pure · Max Factor
- Lip Butter Stick – Wild Rose Tinted · KORRES
- Lip Butter Stick – Mediterranean Grape Tinted · KORRES
- Lip Butter Stick – Honey + Thyme · KORRES
- Lip Butter Stick – Cocoa Butter · KORRES
- Lip Butter Stick – Mint · KORRES
- Perfect Moisture Lipstick – Blackberry Mood · IsaDora
- Perfect Moisture Lipstick Refill – Blackberry Mood · IsaDora
- Perfect Moisture Lipstick – Cinnabar · IsaDora
- Perfect Moisture Lipstick Refill – Cinnabar · IsaDora
- Perfect Moisture Lipstick – Pink Pompas · IsaDora