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Lithium hydroxide anhydrous

CAS 1310-65-2

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

64538-53-0

Lithium hydroxide anhydrous chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Lithium hydroxide anhydrous in plain language

What it is

Also known as Lithium hydroxide · HLiO · Hydroxyde de lithium · Lithium hydrate · LiOH · Lithium 12-hydroxysterate (Additive assumption)

Show all 20 names

Lithium Hvdroxide · Lithium Hydroxide; Lithium Hydrate · Lithium hydoxide · Lithium hydroxide (Li(OH)) · Lithium hydroxide (Li(OH)​) · Lithium hydroxide flakes · Lithium hydroxideanhydrous · Lithiumhydroxid · UN2679 · hidroxido de litio · lithium hydroxide(contaminant) · lithium hydroxide. mfr's cas no:1610-66-3. · lithiumhydroxide · lithium hydroxide solution

What it does

Used in consumer products as a pH adjuster and a hair waving/straightening agent.

  • pH adjuster
  • Hair waving/straightening
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Lithium hydroxide anhydrous appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 219 composition records across product categories including Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery, Raw materials, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Hair waving or straightening.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 219 composition records across product categories including Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery, Raw materials, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Hair waving or straightening.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 hydroxide anhydrous. 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 hydroxide anhydrous yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 11, 2016

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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

    Open →
  • 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.

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 Lithium hydroxide anhydrous in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

219

Named organisations

6

Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machineryRaw materialsBatteriesPersonal careSpecialty occupational productsCleaning and safety

Typical roles

pH adjusterHair waving/straightening
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Catalog

Found in these products

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