Is Trimagnesium Phosphate safe in cosmetics?
Trimagnesium Phosphate has a safety rating of "EXCELLENT" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: permitted.
Excellent
Cosmetic Ingredient
Trimagnesium Phosphate
Also known as: Phosphoric acid, magnesium salt (2:3), Trimagnesium bis(orthophosphate), Magnesium phosphate, tribasic, Magnesium phosphate, tribasic, anhydrous, EC 231-824-0 (+6 more)
INCI: TRIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE
Trimagnesium Phosphate (CAS 7757-87-1) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Anticaking, bulking, opacifying. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in industrial chemical safety, pharmaceutical, and food safety data.
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Auto-generated CPSR Part A draft with source citations
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
Trimagnesium Phosphate is classified GHS Danger (H302, H311, H314, H331, H315, H319, H335) in the chemicals database but is allowed in EU cosmetics.
Source: Cosmetics: ingredients.eu_status; Chemicals: ghs_classifications.signal_word/hazard_statement_code
Function
Anticaking, bulking, opacifying
Safety Rating
EXCELLENT
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
trimagnesium diphosphate
InChIKey
GVALZJMUIHGIMD-UHFFFAOYSA-H
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
permitted
US Notes
GRAS for food use (21 CFR 184.1434); permitted in cosmetics without restriction
For full compliance data across multiple jurisdictions, use the Substance Compliance tool.
Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Trimagnesium Phosphate.
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ECHA REACH Registration
European Chemicals Agency REACH dossier and Substances of Very High Concern listing.
Registration Type
Full
Tonnage Band
100 - 1,000 tonnes
Substance Type
SUBSTANCE
SVHC Candidate
No
PubChem Annotations
Safety and regulatory annotations from PubChem (NCBI) aggregated sources.
Regulatory (1)
JECFA Evaluation
TRIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE | 1982 | Group MTDI for phosphorus from all sources, expressed as P. | TRS 683-JECFA 26/25 | FAS 17-JECFA 26/151
Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Anti-caking agent
Filler
Flavouring and nutrient
Opacifer
Pigment
Thickening agent
pH regulating agent
Regulatory List Membership (1)
FDA Substances Added to Food (EAFUS)
Expert Verdict
Expert safety assessment and concern-level summary for Trimagnesium Phosphate.
Regulatory Flags
fda_food_additive
Known Synonyms
Phosphoric acid, magnesium salt (2:3)
Trimagnesium bis(orthophosphate)
Magnesium phosphate, tribasic
Magnesium phosphate, tribasic, anhydrous
EC 231-824-0
EINECS 231-824-0
HSDB 1005
UNII-XMK14ETW2D
Magnesium phosphate anhydrous
Magnesium orthophosphate
Magnesium phosphate (Mg3(PO4)2)
Chemical Function
Opacifer
Filler
Anti-caking agent
Pigment
Thickening agent
pH regulating agent
Flavouring and nutrient
Regulatory Lists
inert_ingredient; non_food_use; Pesticides
food_additive; Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS) (2/2019)
inert_ingredient; Pesticides
Europe; plastic_additive
Canada; Personal care; Substances in PCP - Canada (4/2014)
inert_ingredient; Pesticides
Australian Status
AICIS status: listed
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical and food safety data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
Compound
MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL2106873
Max Phase
-1
SOURCE
EFSA / FDA GRAS
food_additives
Food Safety Data
Same-CAS food additive or FDA GRAS records from the core public database.
Food Name
Magnesium phosphates (general)
E Number
E343
ADI
40 mg/kg bw
Food Category
flavor_enhancer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Trimagnesium Phosphate allowed in the EU?
Trimagnesium Phosphate EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Trimagnesium Phosphate do in cosmetics?
Trimagnesium Phosphate functions as: Anticaking, bulking, opacifying. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 7757-87-1.
Is Trimagnesium Phosphate used outside cosmetics?
Trimagnesium Phosphate also appears in industrial chemical safety, pharmaceutical, and food safety data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
Does Trimagnesium Phosphate have different safety status in cosmetics vs industrial chemicals?
Trimagnesium Phosphate is classified GHS Danger (H302, H311, H314, H331, H315, H319, H335) in the chemicals database but is allowed in EU cosmetics.
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