Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII FML8G1U0Y3 · registered name MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE ANHYDROUS · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Allowed colourant
- United States
Source: US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Amended Safety Assessment of Silicates as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Aluminum Silicate, Calcium Silicate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Trisilicate, Sodium Magnesium Silicate, Zirconium Silicate, Attapulgite, Bentonite, Fuller's Earth, Hectorite, Kaolin, Lithium Magnesium Silicate, Lithium Magnesium Sodium Silicate, Montmorillonite, Pyrophyllite and Zeolite
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name トリケイ酸Ｍｇ: 本品は、次の化学式で表される無機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 14987-04-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 239-076-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID50904706
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID601353925
- IUPAC
- Dimagnesium dioxotrisiloxane-1,3,3,5-tetrakis(olate)
- Molecular formula
- Mg2O8Si3
- Molecular weight
- 260.857 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Fine, white powder, free from grittiness · Odorless slightly hygroscopic solid, [Merck Index] White odorless powder, [MSDSonline]
- Odour
- Odorless
- Solubility
- Insoluble in water and alcohol
- pH
- Between 6,3 and 9,5 (5 % slurry) · ITS SUSPENSION IS NEUTRAL OR ONLY SLIGHTLY ALKALINE TO LITMUS
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 17 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.
- Anti-caking agent3
- Filler3
- Opacifer3
- Viscosity modifier2
- Abrasive2
- Absorbent2
- Anti-adhesive/cohesive1
- Thickening agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Design and characterization of spring water hydrogels with natural inorganic excipients · 2020
- Evaluation of Human Esophageal Epithelium Permeability in Presence of Different Formulations Containing Hyaluronic Acid and Chondroitin Sulphate · 2020
- Case of food‐dependent exercise‐induced anaphylaxis due to peach with Pru p 7 sensitization · 2016
- Final report on the safety assessment of Aluminum Silicate, Calcium Silicate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Trisilicate, Sodium Magnesium Silicate, Zirconium Silicate, Attapulgite, Bentonite, Fuller's Earth, hectorite, Kaolin, Lithium Magnesium Silicate, Lithium Magnesiu · 2003
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Aluminum Silicate, Calcium Silicate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Trisilicate, Sodium Magnesium Silicate, Zirconium Silicate, Attapulgite, Bentonite, Fuller's Earth, Hectorite, Kaolin, Lithium Magnesium Silicate, Lithium Magnesiu · 2003
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- 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)
- Wikidata
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