Calcium atom is an alkaline earth metal atom.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII SY7Q814VUP · registered name Calcium · single chemical substance
Calcium atom is an alkaline earth metal atom. It has a role as a macronutrient.
Source: PubChem
Calcium is a metallic element.
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name Ｃａ: 本品は、金属元素Ｃａである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7440-70-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 231-179-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9050484
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID40876145
- IUPAC
- Calcium
- Molecular formula
- Ca
- Molecular weight
- 40.078 g/mol
Measured properties
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 850 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 1440 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 10 ㎜Hg (983℃)
- Relative density
- 1.54
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -0.57
- Molecular weight
- 40.08
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 36 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Alloying element14
- Degradant/impurity (EPA)12
- No specific technical function4
- Intermediate3
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Filler1
- Flame retardant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 5 studies
- Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- The Role of Calcium Signaling in Melanoma · 2022
- Calcium intake and calcium deficiency in toddlers in a slum population of Bhubaneswar. · 2014
- Evolution of the Calcium Paradigm: The Relation between Vitamin D, Serum Calcium and Calcium Absorption · 2010
- Influence of Calcium Availability on Deposition of Calcium Carbonate and Calcium Oxalate Crystals in the Idioblasts of Morus Australis Poir. Leaves · 2006
- The effect of dietary supplementation with calcium salts on skeletal calcium in suckling rats. · 2003
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI 2
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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