Is Magnesium Citrate safe in cosmetics?
Magnesium Citrate has a safety rating of "MODERATE" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: permitted.
Moderate
Cosmetic Ingredient
Magnesium Citrate
INCI: MAGNESIUM CITRATE (DESCRIBED AS CITRIC ACID, MAGNESIUM SALT)
Magnesium Citrate (CAS 3344-18-1) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in pharmaceutical data.
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Auto-generated CPSR Part A draft with source citations
Function
Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning
Safety Rating
MODERATE
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
trimagnesium bis(2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate)
InChIKey
PLSARIKBYIPYPF-UHFFFAOYSA-H
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
permitted
US Notes
Allowed. Also has GRAS status for food use; not restricted in cosmetics
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Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Magnesium Citrate.
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ECHA REACH Registration
European Chemicals Agency REACH dossier and Substances of Very High Concern listing.
Registration Type
Full
Tonnage Band
10 - 100 tonnes
Substance Type
SUBSTANCE
SVHC Candidate
No
PubChem Annotations
Safety and regulatory annotations from PubChem (NCBI) aggregated sources.
Regulatory (1)
JECFA Evaluation
MAGNESIUM CITRATE | 1985 | NO ADI ALLOCATED | TRS 733-JECFA 29/25 | NOT PREPARED
Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Softener and conditioner
Regulatory List Membership (1)
FDA Indirect Food Contact Additives
Expert Verdict
Expert safety assessment and concern-level summary for Magnesium Citrate.
Regulatory Flags
potential-allergen
jecfa_concern
Chemical Function
Softener and conditioner
Regulatory Lists
Indirect additives food contact (10/2018)
Australian Status
AICIS status: listed
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
Compound
MAGNESIUM CITRATE
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL3989480
Max Phase
3
Adverse Event Associations
2544
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Magnesium Citrate allowed in the EU?
Magnesium Citrate EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Magnesium Citrate do in cosmetics?
Magnesium Citrate functions as: Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 3344-18-1.
Is Magnesium Citrate used outside cosmetics?
Magnesium Citrate also appears in pharmaceutical data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
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