Definition
Meerschaum
US FDA substance register · UNII Y7P6EAZ56Y · registered name SEPIOLITE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name セピオライト: 本品は、繊維状の含水ケイ酸マグネシウムであり、主としてMg4Si6O15(OH)2・6H2Oの組成からなる。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 63800-37-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 264-456-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2049767
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, CBI, Dry Powder · Solid, [IUCLID]
- Melting/freezing point
- 1200 ℃
- Water solubility
- 100000 ㎎/ℓ
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 33 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.
- Filler17
- Thickening agent9
- Viscosity modifier5
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Radiometric properties of sepiolite minerals from quarries in central Anatolia of Turkey · 2019
- Facile fabrication of sepiolite functionalized composites with tunable dielectric properties and their superior microwave absorption performance. · 2020
- Chemometrics preliminary investigation of poly(vinyl alcohol)-sepiolite hydrogels as a potential delivery system for paromomycin · 2025
- Safety of a feed additive consisting of sepiolite for all animal species (Sepiol S.A. and Tolsa S.A.) · 2024
- Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of sepiolite for all animal species (Sepiol S.A and Tolsa, S.A) · 2022
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- IARC carcinogen classification
- 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
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · Korean · English · Japanese