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Calcium acetate

CAS 62-54-4

Calcium acetate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Calcium acetate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Calcium salt acetic acid · Acetic acid, calcium salt (2:1) · Calcium acetate anhydrous · Calcium diacetate · Acetate of lime · Brown Acetate of Lime

Show all 26 names

Brown acetate · Calciumacetat · Calcium di(acetate) · Calciumdi(acetat) · E-263 · Eliphos · Gray Acetate of Lime · Ins NO.263 · INS-263 · Lime acetate · Lime pyrolignite · Phoslo · Phoslyra · Phoslo Gelcaps · Sorbo-calcion · Teltozan · calcium ethanoate · calcium(II) acetate · gray acetate · Calcarea acetica

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a thickener and a fragrance ingredient.

  • Viscosity controlling
  • Fragrance
  • Colourant
  • Chelating agent
  • pH adjuster
  • 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 acetate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database6 entries — 2 administration routes
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 3 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SYRUP; Maximum daily exposure: 6 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 200 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 140 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 13 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Potency: NASource →
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 64 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Industrial products, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Viscosity modifier, Processing aids not otherwise specified.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 64 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Industrial products, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Viscosity modifier, Processing aids not otherwise specified.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 32 active drug products and 32 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 32 active drug products and 32 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Calcium acetate. 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 acetate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

8 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →
Reference links (2)
Openfda substance

codexalimentarius.net

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Openfda substance

trademarkia.com

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Suitability

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

Food use

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.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

64

Named organisations

6

Laboratory suppliesIndustrial productsFood and drugRaw materialsHome maintenance

Typical roles

Viscosity controllingFragranceColourantChelating agentpH adjusterThickener
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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