# Lithium hydroxide anhydrous

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid70893845
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: pH adjuster, Hair waving/straightening
Identifier: DTXSID70893845

> Lithium hydroxide anhydrous: Used in consumer products as a pH adjuster and a hair waving/straightening agent. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 219 composition records across product categories including Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery, Raw materials, Batteries. Compiled from 5 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 219 composition records across product categories including Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery, Raw materials, Batteries.

## Regulatory status

- US: commercial use observed — 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.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated may 11, 2016): https://living-future.org/declare-products/norton-6000-door-operator/
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:903YL31JAS
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3939

_Assessed by Greenveil._