Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.
- beauty
- cleaning
- industrial
- pharma
Lithium carbonate
CAS 12767-19-0
Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers
216964-61-3 · 1312765-65-3 · 2006273-00-1 · 554-13-2
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Lithium carbonate in plain language
Also known as Dilithium carbonate · Dilithium salt carbonic acid · CP-15,467-61 · CP-15467-61 · CP-1546761 · Camcolit
Show all 32 names
Candamide · Carbolith · Carbolithium · Carbonate de lithium · Carbonic acid lithium salt · Ceglution · Eskalith · Eskalith CR · Hypnorex · Lithane · Lithobid · Lithonate · Lithotabs · Limas · Liskonum · Lithizine · Neurolepsin · Priadel · Quilonum retard · carbonato de litio · lithium carbonate (2:1) ld50 (oral rat): 526 mg/kg · lithium carbonate (2:1) vp:0 @ 100f · lithium carbonate (powder) · lithium carbonate(2:1) · lithium compounds · Lithium carbonicum
Used in cosmetics as a hair waving or straightening agent and a pH buffer.
- Hair waving or straightening
- Buffering
- pH adjuster
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Lithium carbonate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- In marketed US drugs
- Found in consumer products
- Cleaning
- Industrial
EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 165 composition records across product categories including Construction, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Hair waving or straightening, set time adjuster.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 165 composition records across product categories including Construction, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Hair waving or straightening, set time adjuster.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 119 active drug products and 134 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 119 active drug products and 134 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Lithium carbonate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.
SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Lithium carbonate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
- Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated november 28, 2016
- Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
- Open →
FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2030-07-31
- Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
- Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
- Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
No signal in this context
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Lithium carbonate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
165
Named organisations
6
ConstructionLaboratory suppliesRaw materialsHome maintenanceBatteriesCleaning products and household care
Typical roles
Hair waving or straighteningBufferingpH adjuster