What does Calcium stearate do?

Used in consumer products as a colourant, an emulsifier and a surfactant.

Is Calcium stearate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

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Calcium stearate

CAS 1592-23-0

Also registered as 9 other CAS numbers

7490-87-1 · 8000-75-7 · 37325-26-1 · 105478-11-3 · 169526-51-6 · 177771-85-6 · 720663-69-4 · 1287721-17-8 · 2137046-46-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Calcium stearate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Calcium octadecanoate · Aulabrite ca 65 · Baerlocher 5862 · Calcium dioctadecanoate · E-470(I)STEARIC acid, calcium salt · Ins NO.470(I)STEARIC acid, calcium salt
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INS-470(I)STEARIC acid, calcium salt · Nissan calcium stearate s · Calcium salt octadecanoic acid · Stavinor cecavon ca · Calcium salt stearic acid · calcium bis(octadecanoate) · AFCO-Chem CS · Adekafin Efukodesupa C · Afco-Disper C · Aquacal · Calstar · Calcium bis(stearate) · Flexichem · Flexichem CS · G 339S · Nopcote C 104 · Stavinor 30 · Stearates · Witco G 339S · calcium distearate · calcium soap · calcium stearate or calcium stearate · calcium sterate
What it does: Used in consumer products as a colourant, an emulsifier and a surfactant.
Colourant
Emulsifier
Surfactant
pH adjuster
Thickener
Stabiliser
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

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

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

USFDAinactive ingredient database12 entries — 3 administration routes
- Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 1.42 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: 21.1 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 91.9 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER; Maximum daily exposure: 600 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 280 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 240 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 12.2 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 29 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 36 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 16 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Maximum daily exposure: 112 mgSource →
- Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 2 mgSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 345 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Anti-caking agent, Viscosity modifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 345 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Anti-caking agent, Viscosity modifier.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 stearate. 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 stearate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated november 8, 2016
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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 GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

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

Source records

345

Named organisations

Construction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsIndustrial productsHome maintenanceCleaning and safetyRaw materials

Typical roles

ColourantEmulsifierSurfactantpH adjusterThickenerStabiliser

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Calcium stearate in the catalog.