An inorganic calcium phosphate used as an abrasive, anti-caking and opacifying agent.
What it is
Tricalcium phosphate is a calcium salt of phosphoric acid, tricalcium bis(orthophosphate), a white inorganic powder. CosIng lists it as an abrasive, anti-caking, fragrance, opacifying and oral care ingredient.
Where it is used
Found in toothpastes, powders and 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 the particle size or the grade of material used.
Functions
- 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.
- Fragrance
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- 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 (9)
- Stay Luminous Matte Powder · Lumene
- Regenerująco-odżywczy krem do twarzy · Eveline Cosmetics
- Serum do twarzy Glass Skin · Eveline Cosmetics
- Krem-żel rozświetlająco-nawilżający · Eveline Cosmetics
- Dr Irena Eris SKIN IDEA Serum Primer 30 ml · Dr Irena Eris
- Pharmaceris A KWAS HIALURONOWYdi-6 W WODNYM KREMIE do twarzy i okolic oczu Hyaluro-SENSILIUM 40 ml · Pharmaceris
- Pharmaceris A INTENSYWNIE NAWILŻAJĄCE SERUM redukujące symptomy skóry wrażliwej HYALURO-SENSIBIOTIC 30 ml · Pharmaceris
- Pharmaceris A ŻEL MYJĄCY Z KWASEM HIALURONOWYM do twarzy i okolic oczu PHYSIOPURIC-GEL 190 ml · Pharmaceris
- Prevident · Colgate