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Dolomite

CAS 12416-26-1

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

17069-72-6 · 69598-19-2 · 16389-88-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Dolomite in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Dolomite powder”.

Also known as Dolomite powder · Calcium magnesium carbonate (1/1/2) · Calcidol · Calcium magnesium carbonate · Carbonic acid, calcium magnesium salt (2:1:1) · Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)

Show all 9 names

Granite · Gurhofite · Microdol 1

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an abrasive and an opacifier. Dolomite is a mineral constituted of calcium magnesium carbonate.

  • Abrasive
  • Opacifying
  • Thickener
  • Opacifier
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. Dolomite appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
    • Dolomite is a mineral constituted of calcium magnesium carbonateSource →
    • Dolomite Powder is the powder obtained from finely, ground Dolomite.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 191 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Home maintenance, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Opacifer, aggregate.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 191 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Home maintenance, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Opacifer, aggregate.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Dolomite. 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 Dolomite 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 november 3, 2016

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

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

Source records

191

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsHome maintenanceIndustrial productsRaw materialsPersonal careConstruction

Typical roles

AbrasiveOpacifyingThickenerOpacifier
See products using Dolomite →

Catalog

Found in these products

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