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INCI ingredient

Magnesium Chloride

A mineral salt that thickens surfactant formulas and is sold as a bath and skin salt.

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

Magnesium chloride is the magnesium salt found in seawater and salt lakes. In shampoos and body washes a pinch thickens the liquid; in bath salts and body sprays it is the main ingredient.

CosIng lists it as viscosity controlling. It is a mineral and affects none of the six checks.

Functions: viscosity controlling

Products with Magnesium Chloride

in 318 products

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In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • viscosity controlling
  • flavouring
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
  • flavouring: Imparting taste and/or flavour to a cosmetic product.

CAS 7786-30-3/ 7791-18-6 (hydrate) · EC 232-094-6/ -

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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