Sodium borohydride is an inorganic sodium salt and a metal tetrahydridoborate.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 87L0B9CPPA · registered name Sodium borohydride · single chemical substance
Sodium borohydride is an inorganic sodium salt and a metal tetrahydridoborate.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 水素化ホウ素Ｎａ: 本品は、次の化学式で表される無機塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 16940-66-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 241-004-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 241-004-4 (I)
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80893977
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID801324021
- IUPAC
- Sodium tetrahydroborate
- Molecular formula
- BH4Na
- Molecular weight
- 37.83 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 6 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.
- pH regulating agent1
- Intermediate1
- Antioxidant1
- Flavouring and nutrient1
- Softener and conditioner1
- Filler1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
5 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 7 studies
- Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening - Corrosive
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to other guideline: United Nations and US Department of Transportation Packing Group Classification guidelines for Class 8 materials according to - Category 8.2C (Category 1C)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
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Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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)
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