# FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_fossiliferous_limestone_powder
Categories: beauty
Functions: Humectant, Exfoliating
Identifier: FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER

> FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE POWDER: Used in cosmetics as a humectant and an exfoliating agent. Fossiliferous Limestone Powder is the powder obtained from finely, ground limestone which contains skeletal fragments of various marine organisms. It consists chiefly of Calcium Carbonate. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## 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: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Fossiliferous Limestone Powder is the powder obtained from finely, ground limestone which contains skeletal fragments of various marine organisms. It consists chiefly of Calcium Carbonate.

## 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.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/98185

_Assessed by Greenveil._