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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Colostrum in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Colostrum is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Bravoora reads it as milk. It is not vegan. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 18 products, most often toothpastes.

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What does Colostrum do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Colostrum keeps the skin in good condition and protects the skin from outside harm. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning and skin protecting.

skin conditioningskin protecting

What is Colostrum?

Naturally occuring substances. Colostrum is the fluid secreted by the mammary glands after the birth of an animal.

CAS number
9013-90-5
EC number
232-750-1
CosIng reference
75469

Does Colostrum come from a food allergen?

Bravoora’s label checker reads Colostrum as milk, because the name points to it: a profile that avoids milk gets Not for you on a product with it. Cosmetic labels use INCI names and no food-allergen rule applies to them, so the name is the only clue.

Is Colostrum vegan?

No. Colostrum is made from milk. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youIt is made from milk.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Milk allergyNot for youIts name points to milk.

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Which products contain Colostrum?

Open Beauty Facts finds Colostrum in the ingredient lists of 18 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often toothpastes and body care.

  • Toothpastes5
  • Body care1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 10 · Norway 5 · Netherlands 2 · United States 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Colostrum turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsFrom animals and insectsFrom food allergens

Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dermatologists, dietitians and doctors

Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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