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Magnesium carbonate hydroxide (Mg5(CO3)​4(OH)​2)

CAS 7760-50-1

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

12072-89-8 · 51404-31-0 · 80189-07-7 · 1309283-37-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Magnesium carbonate hydroxide (Mg5(CO3)​4(OH)​2) in plain language

What it is

Also known as E 100 (carbonate) · GP 30 (carbonate) · Magnesium carbonate hydroxide (Mg5(OH)2(CO3)4) · Magnesium hydroxide carbonate (Mg5(OH)2(CO3)4)

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Magnesium carbonate hydroxide (Mg5(CO3)​4(OH)​2) yet.

Recorded functional uses: Brightener

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Magnesium carbonate hydroxide (Mg5(CO3)​4(OH)​2) appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Brightener.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Brightener.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Magnesium carbonate hydroxide (Mg5(CO3)​4(OH)​2) yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated october 15, 2019

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

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.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Magnesium carbonate hydroxide (Mg5(CO3)​4(OH)​2) in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

1

Cleaning products and household care

Typical roles

Brightener
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