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Calamine

US over-the-counter (OTC) label

Aux États-Unis, ces produits sont vendus comme médicaments en vente libre (OTC) : solaires, antitranspirants, antipelliculaires, dentifrices anticaries, produits contre l'acné ou protecteurs cutanés. L'étiquette distingue les ingrédients actifs et inactifs. Dans l'Union européenne, un produit à finalité cosmétique doit respecter le règlement (CE) n° 1223/2009. Un filtre ou un actif admis aux États-Unis peut ne pas être autorisé pour cet usage dans l'Union. La qualification dépend de la finalité : un désinfectant pour les mains peut relever des biocides et un traitement de l'acné des médicaments. Cette analyse applique les règles cosmétiques aux ingrédients, sans établir la conformité du produit fini. La formule vendue en Europe sous le même nom peut être différente.

Brand or trade name
Calamine
Manufacturer
Topco Associates LLC
Label date
13 February 2026

Stated use in the United States

Purpose Skin Protectant

Published active ingredients

Active ingredents Calamine 8% Zinc oxide 8%

Published inactive ingredients

bentonite magma, calcium hydroxide, glycerin, purified water

Label in the official openFDA API. This is the label date; the formula may have changed. Compare with the packaging.

Cosmetic analysis in the European Union

2 ingredients allowed under conditions (maximum concentration, product types): some active ingredient concentrations are printed; the other conditions and the product's classification in the European Union remain to be checked. 4 names recognised out of 6.

Warning: 2 names out of 6 are not recognised (Active ingredents Calamine 8%, bentonite magma): nothing below covers them.

Active ingredents Calamine 8%, Zinc oxide 8%, bentonite magma, calcium hydroxide, glycerin, purified water

Who it concerns

For each group, the ingredients of the list that an official classification or rule mentions. Open an ingredient's page to read what the text says. A group with no name does not mean the ingredients were judged to have no effect for it.

Prohibition or serious classificationThe text prohibits the substance for this use, or ranks it among the most serious hazards (known or presumed carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, identified endocrine disruptor).Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.For informationOfficial information with no condition on a finished product: warning to read, irritation of the pure substance.

No official text covers the recognised ingredients for: pregnancy and breastfeeding, babies and children, skin, eyes and allergies.

For a question about your own situation (pregnancy, child, allergy), show this list to your doctor, midwife or pharmacist: we cannot say whether this product suits you.

Selling elsewhere

Ingredients of this list that are prohibited, prohibited in some cases or subject to conditions in the other countries whose rules we record (nothing changes for sale in France). Absence is not approval: several countries only allow the preservatives, UV filters and colorants on their lists, and the function of an ingredient in the product is not known. What is covered for each country.

Selling elsewhere
CountryProhibitedProhibited in some casesSubject to conditions
United Kingdom--Zinc oxide 8%, calcium hydroxide
Canada--glycerin
South Korea--Zinc oxide 8%, calcium hydroxide
Australia--Zinc oxide 8%
ASEAN--Zinc oxide 8%, calcium hydroxide
Taiwan--Zinc oxide 8%, calcium hydroxide
Brazil--Zinc oxide 8%

No prohibition or condition found in the recorded lists for: United States (federal), Washington State, California, Japan, China.

Ingredient by ingredient

The line under each name gives its rule in the European Union (legend below). Click a name for its page.

Prohibited 0Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009: a cosmetic product may not contain this substance. Thick underline.Allowed with restrictions 1Annex III: allowed up to a maximum concentration, in certain product types, sometimes with a warning to print. A restriction does not mean that the product is non-compliant: some active concentrations are printed, the other conditions remain to be checked. Double underline.Allowed on a list, under conditions 1Annexes IV, V and VI: only the colorants, preservatives and UV filters on these lists are allowed, under their conditions. Dashed underline.No specific rule 2In no annex: the ingredient remains subject to the general product safety obligation. This is not an opinion on its safety.Not recognised 2Name absent from the EU glossary (typo, trade name, other language): it is not analysed. Dotted underline.

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Classified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction): Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction under the CLPEU regulation that classifies chemicals by their hazards (EC No 1272/2008). Regulation, or identified endocrine disruptor. Irritation, allergy and environment: see “Who it concerns”.

Ingredient analysis
On the labelGlossary nameRule in the European UnionClassified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction)
Active ingredents Calamine 8%not recognisedName not recognised in the European glossaryunknown
Zinc oxide 8%ZINC OXIDEUV filter allowed under conditions (Annex VI)
Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV)
Separate entry for the nano form (Annex VI)
Annex VI, entry 30: maximum concentration: - 25% - In case of combined use of zinc oxide and zinc oxide (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit of 25%
none
bentonite magmanot recognisedName not recognised in the European glossaryunknown
calcium hydroxideCALCIUM HYDROXIDEAllowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 15c: products: (a) Hair straighteners containing two components: calcium hydroxide and a guanidine salt (b) pH ajuster for depilatories (c) Other uses (e.g. pH adjuster, processing aid); maximum concentration: (a) 7% (as calcium hydroxide)
none
glycerinGLYCERINNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulationnone
purified waterAQUA
Certainty certain: checked synonym
No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulationnone

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