Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 0D34IG724V · registered name ALUMINUM FORMATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7360-53-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 230-898-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1044724
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9024724
- IUPAC
- Aluminium triformate
- Molecular formula
- C3H3AlO6
- Molecular weight
- 162.033 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 325 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- &, gt, 410 ℃
- Water solubility
- 86100 ㎎/ℓ(at 20°C)
- Relative density
- 1.647 (ca)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -3.6 (at 20℃)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- &, gt, 400 ℃
- Decomposition temperature
- 325 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 162.033
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 6 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not other2
- Dehydrating agent (desiccant)1
- pH regulating agent1
- Preservative1
- Hardener1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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