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미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII H19J064BA5 · 등록명 Bismuth Subnitrate · 단일 화학물질

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Ingredient Dictionary

BISMUTH SUBNITRATE

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII H19J064BA5 · registered name Bismuth Subnitrate · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Absorbs water or oilABSORBENTMakes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING

Safety & regulatory references

Restricted or banned: South Korea

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Taiwan

Maximum concentration : 3%

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

BISMUTH SUBNITRATEINCI비스머트서브나이트레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Bismuth hydroxide nitrate oxide, (Bi5(OH)9(NO3)4O)Synonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 1304-85-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 215-136-8
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID40893872
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID601323910

IUPAC: Bismuth(3+) hydroxide nitrate oxide (5/9/4/1)
Molecular formula: Bi5H9N4O22
Molecular weight: 1461.98 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Liquid, Dry Powder · Odorless, slightly hygroscopic solid, [Merck Index] White powder, insoluble, [MSDSonline]
Odour: ODORLESS · odourless
Boiling point: Decomposes at 260 · BOILING POINT: 260 °C -HNO3 /BIONO3.H2O/
Melting point: Decomposes at 260 · 260 °C DECOMP
Solubility: Insoluble · PRACTICALLY INSOL IN WATER, ALC, SOL IN DILUTE HYDROCHLORIC ACID & NITRIC ACID
Density: 4.928
pH: SHOWS ACID TO MOISTENED LITMUS PAPER
Relative density: 4.93 ()
Decomposition temperature: 260 ℃
Molecular weight: 1461.99

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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 3 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.

Opacifer1
Absorbent1
Catalyst1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

3 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

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 6 studies

Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening
Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to other guideline: Note for Guidance on Non-Clinical Tolerance Testing of Medicinal Products, CPMP/SWP/2145/00, adopted March 1, 2001.
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 438 (Isolated Chicken Eye Test Method for Identifying Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants) [before 26 July 2013] according to
Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to