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MAGNESIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE

Molecular structure

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII A1Y870209Z · registered name MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Phosphoric Acid and Its Salts as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name リン酸水素Mg: 本品は、次の化学式で表される無機塩である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

MAGNESIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATEINCI마그네슘하이드로젠포스페이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Phosphoric acid, magnesium salt (1:1)Synonymリン酸水素MgJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
7757-86-0
CAS No.chemical registry number
7782-75-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
231-823-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID00872522
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID10820170
IUPAC
Magnesium hydrogen phosphate
Molecular formula
HMgO4P
Molecular weight
120.283 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
White, odourless, crystalline powder, slightly soluble in water · solid
Colour
white
Melting/freezing point
&amp, gt, 723 K
Initial boiling point and range
550~650 ℃
Water solubility
0.578 g/ℓ (20℃, pH: 7.4~7.6)
Vapour density
2.17 g/㎤ (21.5℃)
Relative density
2.17
Molecular weight
120.28

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 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.

  • Soil amendments1
  • Anti-caking agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low2

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 3 studies
  • Not likely to be sensitizing
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) 1992
  • Not likely to be sensitizing
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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