Magnesium nitrate is the inorganic nitrate salt of magnesium.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 18 list it before the 1% line and 37 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 55 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 55
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Tea Tree Special Conditioner Aluminum Bottle
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Shampoo Three
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Platinum Blonde Violet Shampoo
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Extra-Body Conditioner
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Lemon Sage Thickening Shampoo
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Sealing Rinse
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Awapuhi Shampoo
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Tea Tree Special Shampoo
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Cream Rinse
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Super-Charged Treatment
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Lavender Mint Deep Conditioning Mineral Hair Mask
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Hemp Restoring Shampoo & Body Wash
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 77CBG3UN78 · registered name MAGNESIUM NITRATE · single chemical substance
Magnesium nitrate is the inorganic nitrate salt of magnesium. It has a role as a fertilizer. It is a magnesium salt and an inorganic nitrate salt.
Source: PubChem
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 硝酸Ｍｇ: 本品は、硝酸のマグネシウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。[Mg(NO3)2]
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 10377-60-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 233-826-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4049664
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1029623
- IUPAC
- Magnesium dinitrate
- Molecular formula
- MgN2O6
- Molecular weight
- 148.313 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Magnesium nitrate appears as a white crystalline solid. Produces toxic oxides of nitrogen if heated to decomposition. Used in pyrotechnics. · Liquid, Large Crystals, CBI, Dry Powder, Other Solid
- Boiling point
- Decomposes at 626 °F (USCG, 1999)
- Melting point
- 192 °F (USCG, 1999)
- Solubility
- Very soluble in water · 71.2 g/100g H2O at 25 °C
- Density
- 1.46 (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water, will sink · Approx 2.3
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 128 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 conditioner52
- Preservative26
- No specific technical function16
- Stabilizing agent14
- Processing aids not otherwise specified5
- Soil amendments4
- Intermediate2
- Deodorizer2
5 other uses
- Degradant/impurity (EPA)2
- Binder2
- Chemical reaction regulator1
- Filler1
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 3 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 7 studies
- Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - 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) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Category 2
Eye Irritation · Screening - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (JMAFF), 12 Nousan, Notification No 8147, November 2000, including the most recent partial revisions. according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2400 (Acute Eye Irritation) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Magnesium hydroxide nanoneedles derived from Anthocleista schweinfurthii Gilg (Loganiaceae) support mesenchymal stromal cell proliferation and wound healing · 2024
- COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GROUND AND SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT USING WATER QUALITY INDEX (WQI) IN MODEL COLONY MALIR, KARACHI, PAKISTAN · 2020
- Contact dermatitis due to methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone (Kathon CG) as a contaminant in the manufacturing process of a cream. · 2013
Linked databases 18
- 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)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem 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)
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