Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 2VMT26903W · registered name SODIUM ALUMINATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H302 (category 4) · H314 (category 1A) · H410 (category 1) · +1 more
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1302-42-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 215-100-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3051206
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID5021594
- IUPAC
- Sodium dioxoalumanuide
- Molecular formula
- AlNaO2
- Molecular weight
- 81.969 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Sodium aluminate, solid is an odorless white powdered solid. Toxic by ingestion and corrosive to tissue. Used in water purification. · Liquid, Wet Solid
- Melting point
- 1650 °C
- Solubility
- SOL IN WATER, INSOL IN ALCOHOL · Solubility in water: very good
- Density
- >1.5 g/cm³ · 1.55 @25 °C
- pH
- AQ SOLN IS STRONGLY ALKALINE
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 1650 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 119 ℃
- Vapour density
- 2.602 g/㎤
- Relative density
- 2.6 (20℃)
- Viscosity
- 121 mPa S
- Molecular weight
- 81.97
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 25 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.
- Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not other5
- Processing aids not otherwise specified5
- Intermediate2
- pH regulating agent2
- Flocculating agent2
- Chemical reaction regulator1
- Corrosion inhibitor1
- Reducing agent1
6 other uses
- Flame retardant1
- Cleaning agent1
- Pigment1
- Catalyst1
- Preservative1
- Dehydrating agent (desiccant)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 2 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 6 studies
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening - Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- 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
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