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Calcium caseinate

CAS 9005-43-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Calcium caseinate in plain language

What it is

Also known as calcium complexes Casein · Calcium complexes caseins

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a hair conditioner and a binder.

  • Skin conditioning
  • Hair conditioning
  • Binding
  • Bulking
  • Colourant
  • Thickener
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Calcium caseinate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveCaseins, calcium complexes
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Filler, Binder.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Filler, Binder.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Calcium caseinate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Calcium caseinate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated February 8, 2019

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • DairyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Calcium caseinate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

2

Typical roles

Skin conditioningHair conditioningBindingBulkingColourantThickener
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Calcium caseinate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Calcium caseinate in the catalog.