Lithium Hydroxide
Lithium Hydroxide appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair removals.
What it triggers
- Vegan originYesno animal source
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
What it does
Lithium Hydroxide appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair removals.
It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.
We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.
Functions: buffering, hair waving or straightening
Products with Lithium Hydroxide
in 2 products
- no photoSesu Tüy Dökücü Krem Hassas CiltlerSesu · hair removal
Monoprix Crème dépilatoire peaux sensibles beurre de karitéMonoprix · hair removal
Showing 2 of 2 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- buffering
- hair waving or straightening
- buffering: Stabilising the pH of an aqueous medium in a narrow range even if an acid or base is added. Altering and/or maintaining a cosmetic product's pH at the desired level.
- hair waving or straightening: Modifying the chemical structure of the hair, allowing it to be set in the style required (permanent waves or hair straightening).
CAS 1310-65-2 · EC 215-183-4
Listed in Annex III (ref. 15b) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration (a) 1. 2% (6) 2. 4.5% (6). (a) Hair straightener (b) pH ajuster for depilatories (c) Other uses as pH ajuster (for rinse-off products only) III/15b (a) 1. Contains alkali Avoid contact with eyes Can cause blindness Keep out of reach of children 2. Avoid contact with eyes Can cause blindness (b) Contains alkali Keep out of reach of children Avoid contact with eyes
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.