Sodium oxalate is an organic sodium salt consisting of sodium and oxalate ions in a 2:1 ratio.
- Korean limit
- 5%
Definition
Sodium oxalate is an organic sodium salt consisting of sodium and oxalate ions in a 2:1 ratio. It has a role as a reducing agent and a poison. It is an organic sodium salt and an oxalate salt. It contains an oxalate(2-).
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 7U0V68LT9X · registered name SODIUM OXALATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Field of application and/or use : Professional products for hair treatment
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 5%
- Use conditions and warnings that must appear on the label : For Professional use only
ASEAN
- Field of application and/or use : Hair care products
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 5%
- Conditions of use and warning which must be printed on the labels : For professional use only
European Union
- Product Type, body parts : Hair products
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 5%
- Other : Professional use
- Wording of conditions of use and warnings : For professional use only
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction III/3 · 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 シュウ酸Na: 本品は、シュウ酸のナトリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 62-76-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 200-550-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1037018
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9017018
- IUPAC
- Disodium ethanedioate
- Molecular formula
- C2Na2O4
- Molecular weight
- 133.998 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Sodium oxalate is an odorless white solid. Sinks and mixes slowly with water. (USCG, 1999) · Liquid, Other Solid
- Density
- 2.27 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water, will sink · 2.34 @25 °C
- Vapour density
- 4.63
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -7 (est.)
- Decomposition temperature
- 260 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 134
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 2 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.
- Corrosion inhibitor1
- Chelating agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
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- Note On The Toxicity To Animals Of Some Oxidation Products of 1:4 Dioxan · 1936
Linked databases 20
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- 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
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- 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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