Magnesium distearate is an organic magnesium salt and a magnesium salt.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 150 list it before the 1% line and 58 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 177 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 177
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Definition
Magnesium distearate is an organic magnesium salt and a magnesium salt.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 70097M6I30 · registered name Magnesium stearate · single chemical substance
Magnesium Stearate is the magnesium salt of stearic acid. It conforms generally to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- ASEAN · European Union · Taiwan
- Allowed colourant
- United States
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients
Argentina · Brazil
- Field of application and/or use : Dye Substances allowed for all kinds of products.
South Korea
- Maximum concentration :
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction IV/150 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessment - 2001/2002
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Safety Assessment of Lithium Stearate, Aluminum Distearate, Aluminum Stearate, Aluminum Tristearate, Ammonium Stearate, Calcium Stearate, Magnesium Stearate, Potassium Stearate, Sodium Stearate, and Zinc Stearate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ステアリン酸Ｍｇ: 本品は、ステアリン酸（＊）のマグネシウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 557-04-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 209-150-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2027208
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID307208
- IUPAC
- Magnesium dioctadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C36H70MgO4
- Molecular weight
- 591.257 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Large Crystals, Other Solid, Dry Powder · White to yellow powder or wax-like substance, Stearates are salts of octadecanoic acid, [ACGIH]
- Odour
- Odorless · Faint, characteristic odor
- Melting point
- 88.5 °C (pure) · MP: 132 °C /Technical/
- Solubility
- IN 100 CC WATER: 0.003 G @ 15 °C, 0.004 G @ 25 °C, 0.008 G @ 50 °C · IN 100 CC SOLVENT @ 25 °C: 0.020 G IN ALCOHOL, 0.003 G IN ETHER
- Density
- 1.028 · 1.02 g/cm³
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 88 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- (6.52E-15mmHg 25℃ (est.))
- Relative density
- 1.02
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 14.34 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 591.3
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 134 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.
- Processing aids not otherwise specified62
- Lubricating agent16
- Anti-adhesive/cohesive9
- Anti-caking agent7
- Filler5
- Surfactant (surface active agent)4
- Binder4
- Flavouring and nutrient4
12 other uses
- Dye3
- Heat stabilizer3
- Waterproofing agent3
- Humectant3
- Anti-static agent3
- Flame retardant2
- Drier1
- Plasticizer1
- Surface modifier1
- Thickening agent1
- Dispersing agent1
- pH regulating agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 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 3 studies
- Category 3
Skin Irritation · Screening - Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 2B
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
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- Bioactivity and Tablet Formulation from Spirulina and Collagen Hydrolysate of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Skin · 2019
Linked databases 22
- 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)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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