Ingredient Dictionary

LITHIUM CARBONATE

Lithium Carbonate can cause developmental toxicity according to state or federal government labeling requirements.

Definition

Lithium Carbonate can cause developmental toxicity according to state or federal government labeling requirements.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 2BMD2GNA4V · registered name LITHIUM CARBONATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Curls or straightens hairHAIR WAVING OR STRAIGHTENINGKeeps pH steadyBUFFERING

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

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

Names & identifiers

LITHIUM CARBONATEINCI리튬카보네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Carbonic acid, dilithium saltSynonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 554-13-2
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 209-062-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID1023784
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID703784

IUPAC: Dilithium carbonate
Molecular formula: CLi2O3
Molecular weight: 73.89 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Lithium carbonate appears as a white powder. Strong irritant when dissolved in water. · Large Crystals, Dry Powder
Boiling point: 1336 · Decomposes at 1300 °C
Melting point: 180.5 · 723 °C
Solubility: 100mM · Solubility in water (wt%): 1.52 at 0 °C, 1.31 at 20 °C, 1.16 at 40 °C, 1.00 at 60 °C, 0.84 at 80 °C, 0.71 at 100 °C
Density: 2.11 g/cu cm · 2.1 g/cm³
Colour: white
pH: 11.2
Melting/freezing point: 723 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 1310 ℃
Vapour pressure: (9.1E-015mmHg 25℃, est.)
Water solubility: 1.3 g/100㎖
Relative density: 2.1
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): -6.19 (est.)
Molecular weight: 73.9

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 113 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.

Chemical reaction regulator98
Processing aids not otherwise specified4
Intermediate2
pH regulating agent2
Surface modifier2
Corrosion inhibitor1
Hair waving or straightening (EPA)1
Filler1

2 other uses

Sealant (barrier)1
Crystal growth modifiers (nucleating agents)1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

4 skin studies and 4 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low3

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

Not classified
Skin Irritation · Screening
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) 1981 according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) 1987 according to EPA OPP 81-6 (Skin Sensitisation) 1984
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) 1981 equivalent or similar to
Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2B
Eye Irritation · Screening
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Category 2B
Eye Irritation · Screening
Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to