Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII P31MC94P70 · registered name LITHIUM STEARATE · single chemical substance
Lithium stearate
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Allowed colourant
- United States
Source: US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients
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
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Safety Assessment of Lithium Stearate, Aluminum Distearate, Aluminum Stearate, Aluminum Tristearate, Ammonium Stearate, Calcium Stearate, Magnesium Stearate, Potassium Stearate, Sodium Stearate, and Zinc Stearate
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessment - 2001/2002
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ステアリン酸Ｌｉ: 本品は、ステアリン酸（＊）のリチウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4485-12-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 224-772-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2029666
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID309666
- IUPAC
- Lithium octadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C18H35LiO2
- Molecular weight
- 290.42 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White powder with a mild odor, [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
- Melting point
- 220 °C
- Density
- 1.03 @25 °C
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 220 ℃
- Flash point
- 232 ℃((o.c.))
- Molecular weight
- 290.41
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 22 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.
- Lubricating agent5
- Opacifer3
- Anti-caking agent3
- Binder3
- Anti-adhesive/cohesive2
- Viscosity modifier2
- Thickening agent2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
1 other uses
- Waterproofing agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- 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
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English