# CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid7049631
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial
Functions: Abrasive, Bulking, Opacifying, Emulsifier, leavening agent, nutrient supplement, raising agent, stabilizer, Opacifier
Identifier: DTXSID7049631

> CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE: Used in cosmetics as an abrasive, a bulking agent and an opacifier. Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate is a glass consisting essentially of calcium and aluminium borosilicates. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9097 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. Compiled from 6 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9097 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate is a glass consisting essentially of calcium and aluminium borosilicates
- EU: Active — Calcium Sodium Borosilicate is a glass consisting essentially of calcium and sodium borosilicates.
- EU: Active — Glass is am amorphous, inorganic material consisting chiefly of oxides of silicones, aluminium, calcium, magnesium, boron, sodium, potassium and zinc
- GLOBAL: Evaluated — JECFA evaluation record. Functional class: emulsifier, leavening agent, nutrient supplement, raising agent, stabilizer.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9097 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Opacifer, Filler.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.
- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation record. Functional class: emulsifier, leavening agent, nutrient supplement, raising agent, stabilizer. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/984.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/55174
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated october 27, 2016): http://msds.gp.com/msdsinternet/
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-04): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/984
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:3JRB8A35M0

_Assessed by Greenveil._