How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII MT6QI8324A · registered name MAGNESIUM LACTATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 乳酸Ｍｇ: 本品は、次の化学式で表される乳酸（＊）のマグネシウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 18917-93-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 242-671-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20872620
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8024864
- IUPAC
- Magnesium bis(2-hydroxypropanoate)
- Molecular formula
- C6H10MgO6
- Molecular weight
- 202.445 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Molecular weight
- 202.47
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 6 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 conditioner2
- Pharmaceutical (EPA)2
- pH regulating agent2
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
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Total Iron-Binding Capacity and Lactate Dehydrogenase Association with Acne Vulgaris in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study · 2025
- Magnesium Compounds Increase Aquaporin-3 in Human Epidermal Keratinocyte HaCaT Cells · 2023
- Dynamics of quality of life indicators in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease comorbid with connective tissue dysplasia under the influence of complex treatment · 2021
Linked databases 16
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese