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Magnesium nitrate

CAS 50908-84-4

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

10377-60-3

Magnesium nitrate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Magnesium nitrate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cid 25052 · Magnesium dinitrate · Nitric acid magnesium salt (2:1) · Magnesiumnitrat · Magniosan · Nitrate de magnesium

Show all 15 names

magnesium salt Nitric acid · Nitric acid, magnesium salt (2:1) · Un 1474 (dot) · magnesium (ii) nitrate (1:2) · magnesium (ii) nitrate (1:2) (1-4 ppm) · magnesium nitrate (0.5-1%) · magnesium nitrate. %:1.7-1.8. · nitrato de magnesio · magnesium nitrate 67% solution

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a hair conditioner.

  • Hair conditioning
  • Preservative
  • Fragrance
  • Conditioner
  • Stabiliser
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Magnesium nitrate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 693 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Softener and conditioner, No specific technical function.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 693 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Softener and conditioner, No specific technical function.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 Magnesium nitrate. 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 Magnesium nitrate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated september 30, 2011

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

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.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Magnesium nitrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

693

Named organisations

6

Laboratory suppliesSpecialty occupational productsIndustrial productsCleaning products and household careFood and drugUnknown or Indeterminate

Typical roles

Hair conditioningPreservativeFragranceConditionerStabiliser
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Magnesium nitrate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Magnesium nitrate in the catalog.