Magnesium acetate is the magnesium salt of acetic acid.
Definition
Magnesium acetate is the magnesium salt of acetic acid. It is functionally related to an acetic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 0E95JZY48K · registered name MAGNESIUM ACETATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Reveiw Expert Panel on the Safety Assessment of Methyl Acetate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 酢酸Ｍｇ: 本品は、酢酸（＊）のマグネシウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 142-72-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-554-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7027097
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID207097
- IUPAC
- Magnesium diacetate
- Molecular formula
- C4H6MgO4
- Molecular weight
- 142.393 g/mol
Measured properties
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000179 ㎜Hg (at 25C)
- Water solubility
- 1000000 ㎎/ℓ (at 25C)
- Relative density
- 1.42 ()
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -1.38 ()
- Decomposition temperature
- 323 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 142.39
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 15 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.
- Catalyst3
- Surfactant (surface active agent)3
- Dye2
- Soil amendments2
- Intermediate1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Anti-freeze agent1
- Polymerization promoter1
1 other uses
- pH regulating agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 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 2 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Magnesium Compounds Increase Aquaporin-3 in Human Epidermal Keratinocyte HaCaT Cells · 2023
- Evaluation of calcium magnesium acetate and road salt for contact hypersensitivity potential and dermal irritancy in humans · 1991
- A selective decrease of collagen peptide synthesis by dermal polysomes isolated from glucocorticoid-treated newborn rats. · 1978
- Isolation and characterization of polyribosomes from the epidermis of the newborn rat. · 1972
Linked databases 21
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- 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
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 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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