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What Is Magnesium Hydroxide?
Magnesium hydroxide is an active ingredient in milk of magnesia. It has an absorbent properties for skin.
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Regulatory information
Standardised cosmetic-ingredient identifiers used by regulators.
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- INCI Name
- MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE
- INN Name
- magnesia
- EC Number
- 215-170-3
- Pharmacopoeia Name
- magnesii hydroxidum
- Function
- Absorbent, Buffering
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