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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Calamine in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Calamine is a cosmetic ingredient that absorbs water or oil. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 6 products, most often body care.

By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 2 sourcesHow we check

What does Calamine do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Calamine absorbs water or oil, makes a clear product cloudy and protects the skin from outside harm. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: absorbent, opacifying and skin protecting.

absorbentopacifyingskin protecting

What other names and numbers does Calamine have?

CAS number
8011-96-9
CosIng reference
74881

Which products contain Calamine?

Open Beauty Facts finds Calamine in the ingredient lists of 6 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often body care and sunscreen.

  • Body care1
  • Sunscreen1

Products with it, by country of sale: Brazil 1 · United States 1 · Netherlands 1 · India 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Calamine turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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