- Korean limit
- 0.9%
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 699E2A173P · registered name MAGNESIUM PROPIONATE · single chemical substance
Magnesium Propionate is the magnesium salt of propionic acid that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 2.0% (expressed as acid)
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 2% (acid)
Taiwan
- 2.0%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 2% (acid)
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction V/2
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
MAGNESIUM PROPIONATEINCI마그네슘프로피오네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 557-27-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 209-166-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90204232
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID90126723
- IUPAC
- Magnesium dipropanoate
- Molecular formula
- C6H10MgO4
- Molecular weight
- 170.447 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Preservative1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 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