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Huntite

CAS 19569-21-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Huntite in plain language

What it is

Also known as Calcium magnesium carbonate (1/3/4) · Carbonic acid, calcium magnesium salt (4:1:3) · Huntite (CaMg3(CO3)4) (9CI) · Huntitte

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an anticaking agent, a bulking agent and an opacifier. Huntite is a carbonate mineral consisting chiefly of Mg3Ca(CO3)4.

  • Anticaking
  • Bulking
  • Opacifying
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. Huntite appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveHuntite is a carbonate mineral consisting chiefly of Mg3Ca(CO3)4.
    • Huntite is a carbonate mineral consisting chiefly of Mg3Ca(CO3)4.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-02-05

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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 Huntite in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

1

Construction and building materials

Typical roles

AnticakingBulkingOpacifying
See products using Huntite →