Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII GIK928GH0Y · registered name BASIC CUPRIC CARBONATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 塩基性炭酸銅: 本品は、次の化学式で表される無機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 12069-69-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 235-113-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1047077
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9027077
- IUPAC
- Copper(2+) carbonate hydroxide (2/1/2)
- Molecular formula
- CH2Cu2O5
- Molecular weight
- 221.114 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Odour
- odourless
- pH
- 8~9
- Flammability (solid, gas)
- not flammable
- Water solubility
- 0.8 ㎎/ℓ (20)
- Vapour density
- 4 g/㎤
- Relative density
- 3.48 (21.4℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -2.76
- Decomposition temperature
- 200 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 221.12
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 11 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.
- Intermediate2
- Pigment2
- Biocide1
- Chemical reaction regulator1
- Preservative1
- Catalyst1
- Adsorbent1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
1 other uses
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 4 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 8 studies
- Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening - 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 EPA OPPTS 870.2500 (Acute Dermal Irritation) according to - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Studies Indicate No Significant 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 EPA OPPTS 870.2400 (Acute Eye Irritation) according to - Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening - Eye Irrit. 2
Eye Irritation · Authoritative
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- 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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