Is Calcium Lactate safe in cosmetics?
Calcium Lactate has a safety rating of "EXCELLENT" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: permitted.
EXCELLENT
Cosmetic Ingredient
Calcium Lactate
Also known as: Calcium 2-hydroxypropanoate (1:2), Conclyte calcium, EINECS 212-406-7, Hemicalcium L-lactate, 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid calcium salt (+1 more)
INCI: CALCIUM LACTATE
Calcium Lactate (CAS 814-80-2) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Humectant, skin conditioning, buffering agent. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in pharmaceutical and food safety data.
Function
Humectant, skin conditioning, buffering agent
Editorial assessment
EXCELLENT
Preliminary editorial note — not a computed safety verdict.
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
calcium bis(2-hydroxypropanoate)
InChIKey
MKJXYGKVIBWPFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
permitted
US Notes
Adequate — well-established safety profile
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Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Calcium Lactate.
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ECHA REACH Registration
European Chemicals Agency REACH dossier and Substances of Very High Concern listing.
Registration Type
Full
Tonnage Band
Ceased manufacture
Substance Type
SUBSTANCE
SVHC Candidate
No
PubChem Annotations
Safety and regulatory annotations from PubChem (NCBI) aggregated sources.
Regulatory (2)
JECFA Evaluation
CALCIUM LACTATE | 1974 | NOT LIMITED | Neither D(-)-lactic acid nor DL-lactic acid should be used in infant foods | NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/25 | FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/461 (1973)
Source: WHO/JECFA
EU Food Improvement
Food additives
Source: EU Food Improvement Agents
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Abrasive
Astringent
Filler
Flavouring and nutrient
Leavening agent
Pharmaceutical
Stabilizing agent
Thickening agent
pH regulating agent
Regulatory List Membership (1)
FDA Substances Added to Food (EAFUS)
Editorial summary
Preliminary editorial summary for Calcium Lactate — not a computed safety verdict. See the sourced toxicological data above.
Regulatory Flags
fda_food_additive
jecfa_safe
Known Synonyms
Calcium 2-hydroxypropanoate (1:2)
Conclyte calcium
EINECS 212-406-7
Hemicalcium L-lactate
2-Hydroxypropanoic acid calcium salt
UNII-2URQ2N32W3
Chemical Function
Astringent
pH regulating agent
Pharmaceutical
Abrasive
Flavouring and nutrient
Thickening agent
Regulatory Lists
Canada; Personal care; Substances in PCP - Canada (4/2014)
Europe; supplements
Europe; food_additive; supplements
animal_products
food_additive; Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS) (2/2019)
Canada; pharmaceutical
Canada; pharmaceutical
inert_ingredient; Pesticides
Australian Status
AICIS status: listed
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical and food safety data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
Compound
CALCIUM LACTATE
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL2106111
Max Phase
1
Adverse Event Associations
1786
SOURCE
EFSA / FDA GRAS
food_additives + fda_gras_enriched
Food Safety Data
Same-CAS food additive or FDA GRAS records from the core public database.
Food Name
Calcium lactate
E Number
E271
ADI
NOT LIMITED mg/kg bw
FDA GRAS
FDA has no questions
GRN
747
Food Category
preservative
For use in the manufacturing of potato and vegetable snacks and sweetened cookies to reduce the formation of acrylamide at a proposed use level of up to 4% in the finished product.
View full food safety profile →Frequently Asked Questions
Is Calcium Lactate allowed in the EU?
Calcium Lactate EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Calcium Lactate do in cosmetics?
Calcium Lactate functions as: Humectant, skin conditioning, buffering agent. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 814-80-2.
Is Calcium Lactate used outside cosmetics?
Calcium Lactate also appears in pharmaceutical and food safety data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
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