# MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid4049662
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Absorbent, Adhesion/cohesion promoter, Binder, Conductive agent, Filler, Flame retardant, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Thickening agent, core substrate, lime - raw material, pH regulating agent, smoke retardant
Identifier: DTXSID4049662

> MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE is used as absorbent / adhesion/cohesion promoter. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 200 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies. Assessed from 12 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 200 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies.

## Regulatory status

- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 200 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Absorbent, Flame retardant.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Potency: 6.7 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.01 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 120 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 750 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 150 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 43.4 mg
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 288 active drug products and 299 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._