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Magnesium Carbonate

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● CARBONIC ACID, MAGNESIUM SALT (1:1)

● HEAVY MAGNESIUM CARBONATE

● LIGHT MAGNESIUM CARBONATE

● MAGNESIUM CARBONATE

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Magnesium Carbonate is a basic dehydrated magnesium carbonate or a normal hydratedmagnesium carbonate. This ingredient is not an approved colorant for the US. To identify the colorantallowed for use in the European Union (EU), the INCI Name C I 77713 must be used, except for hair dyeproducts.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

antiperspirant/deodorant	28 products
foundation	20 products
shampoo	16 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	10 products
facial powder	9 products
setting powder/spray	7 products
eye shadow	5 products
mascara	4 products
hair styling aide	4 products
blush	3 products
hair treatment/serum	3 products
concealer	2 products
hair color and bleaching	2 products
bronzer/highlighter	2 products
facial cleanser	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
exfoliant/scrub	1 products
conditioner	1 products
moisturizer	1 products
around-eye cream	1 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	1 products
toothpaste	1 products
hair spray	1 products
eye liner	1 products
body powder	1 products

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
any irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed	Open scientific literature

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Miscellaneous

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Prohibited for use in food	Open scientific literature

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
339 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as a low human health priority	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

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Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

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Hazard score

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Data availability

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