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.
openFDA: US OTC product labels, analysed under European cosmetic rules, retrieved 28 October 2026.
- Brand or trade name
- calamine
- Manufacturer
- STRATEGIC SOURCING SERVICES
- Barcode
- 0010939962232
- Label date
- 1 April 2026
Stated use in the United States
Purpose Skin protectant
Published active ingredients
Calamine 8%, Zinc Oxide 8%
Published inactive ingredients
bentonite magma, calcium hydroxide, carageenan, glycerin, microcrystalline cellulose, purified water and xanthan gum
openFDA: US OTC product labels, analysed under European cosmetic rules, retrieved 28 October 2026.
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. 5 names recognised out of 8.
Warning: 3 names out of 8 are not recognised (bentonite magma, carageenan, purified water and xanthan gum): nothing below covers them.
Calamine 8%, Zinc Oxide 8%, bentonite magma, calcium hydroxide, carageenan, glycerin, microcrystalline cellulose, purified water and xanthan gum
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.
Environment
- Worth watching ZINC OXIDEClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, short term, category 1 (Aquatic Acute 1); hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 1 (Aquatic Chronic 1).
Read on the label
- For information CALCIUM HYDROXIDEAnnex III, entry 15c, requires a warning that depends on the type of product: Hair straighteners containing two components: calcium hydroxide and a guanidine salt: “Contains alkali. Avoid contact with eyes. Keep out of reach of children. Can cause blindness”; pH ajuster for depilatories: “Contains alkali. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes”. None for: Other uses (e.g. pH adjuster, processing aid).
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.
| Country | Prohibited | Prohibited in some cases | Subject 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.
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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”.
| On the label | Glossary name | Rule in the European Union | Classified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calamine 8% | CALAMINE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| Zinc Oxide 8% | ZINC OXIDE | UV 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 magma | not recognised | Name not recognised in the European glossary | unknown |
| calcium hydroxide | CALCIUM HYDROXIDE | Allowed 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 |
| carageenan | not recognised | Name not recognised in the European glossary | unknown |
| glycerin | GLYCERIN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| microcrystalline cellulose | MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| purified water and xanthan gum | not recognised | Name not recognised in the European glossary | unknown |
List in the official revision dated (register: openFDA: US OTC product labels, analysed under European cosmetic rules).
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