Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 0N1G678593 · registered name MAGNESIUM ASCORBATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Extended Re-review Summary: Safety Assessment of Ascorbic Acid and Ascorbates as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of L-Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name アスコルビン酸Ｍｇ: 本品は、アスコルビン酸（＊）のマグネシウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 15431-40-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 239-442-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID40165586
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7088077
- IUPAC
- Magnesium bis{(5R)-5-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-olate} (non-preferred name)
- Molecular formula
- C12H14MgO12
- Molecular weight
- 374.537 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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.
- Softener and conditioner1
- Antioxidant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Final Report of the Safety Assessment of L-Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate as Used in Cosmetics1 · 2005
- Ascorbic acid and its derivatives in cosmetic formulations · 2000
- The Application of Magnesium Ascorbate Phosphate to Skin Care Cosmetics · 1989
Linked databases 13
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata