Strontium dichloride is an inorganic chloride and a strontium salt.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII EKE8PS9J6Z · registered name STRONTIUM CHLORIDE · single chemical substance
Strontium dichloride is an inorganic chloride and a strontium salt. It has a role as a NMR chemical shift reference compound.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · Taiwan · United Kingdom
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · Taiwan FDA cosmetic regulations · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
ASEAN
- Field of application and/or use : (a) Toothpaste (b) Shampoo and face care products
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : (a) 3.5% calculated as strontium. When mixed with other permitted strontium products the total strontium content must not exceed 3.5% (b) 2.1% calculated as strontium. When mixed with other permitted strontium compounds, the total strontium content must not exceed 2.1%
- Conditions of use and warning which must be printed on the labels : • Contains strontium chloride • Frequent use by children is not advisable
European Union
- Product Type, body parts : (a) Oral products (b) Shampoo and face products
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : (a) 3.5% (as strontium) When mixed with other permitted strontium products the total strontium content must not exceed 3.5% (b) 2.1% (as strontium) When mixed with other permitted strontium products the total strontium content must not exceed 2.1%
- Wording of conditions of use and warnings : Contains strontium chloride Frequent use by children is not advisable
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III (restricted substances), entry 57 · maximum concentration (a) 3.5% (as strontium) When mixed with other permitted strontium products the total strontium content must not exceed 3.5% (b) 2.1% (as strontium) When mixed with other permitted strontium products the total strontium content must not exceed 2.1% · applies to (a) Oral products (b) Shampoo and face products
Restriction III/57 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 10476-85-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 233-971-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6040616
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4020616
- IUPAC
- Strontium dichloride
- Molecular formula
- Cl2Sr
- Molecular weight
- 158.52 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colorless or white odorless solid, [EPA OHM/TADS]
- Boiling point
- 1250 °C @760 [mm Hg]
- Melting point
- 874 °C
- Density
- 3.052 @25 °C
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
- Softener and conditioner1
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Dietary Interventions Advised When Serum Urate Levels Reach 7 mg/dL · 2010
- Biomimetic proopiomelanocortin suppresses capsaicin-induced sensory irritation in humans · 2016
- Combination of Strontium Chloride 5% and Licorice 1% Solution Compared Mometasone Furoate Solution 0.1% for Dandruff · 2021
- Supression of sweating in palmar hyperhydrosis with 5% strontium chloride hexahydrate · 2015
- Contribution to the penetration of radionuclides across the skin. Concentration dependence of strontium through the skin in vitro · 2001
Linked databases 22
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU restricted substances (Annex III)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic regulations
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- 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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