Botanical Name: Magnesium Sulfate
Country of Origin: U.S.A.
Color: White
CAS #: 10034-99-8
Harmonized Code: 25302020
Length (inches): 12
Width (inches): 12
Height (inches): 12
Gross Weight (lb.): 32
Net Weight (lb.): 30
Skin Safe: Yes
Epsom Salt (or Epsom Salts) is known as Magnesium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate.
Not a dangerous substance according to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS).
Epsom Salt is a hydrated salt with seven molecules of water, so caking or bridging can occur.
Shipped to you in a safety sealed HDPE container with a resealable lid and a removable handle.
USES:
Cosmetic: outlet Used in hair care products such as hair wave neitralizer solutions and in hair "densifier" products.
Soaps: Used to prevent shrinking and cracking
Detergents: Used as a viscosity control agent and a foam stabilizer and densifier. Also used as an anti-caking agent.
Fermentation: Used as the magnesium ion source in yeast and antibiotic production.
Fuel: Used as a sulfate ion source, sulfur and magnesiium based conditioner.
Agricultural: Used to correct magnesium deficiency in crops and animal feed. Commonly applied to magnesium-hungry plants or potted plants.
Medicinal: Used as an analgesic soaking agent for bruises and sprains.
Water Treatment: Used as a hardener, removal of heavy metals.
Steel: Used as a salt bath for brightening and zinc plating.
Leather Processing: Used as a weighting agent.
Other Miscellaneous: photographic solutions, artificial snow, magnesium stearate, magnesium sulfonate
General Physical Properties:
Physical State: solid, crystalline
Form: granular
Odor: odorless
pH: 6 - 7
Specific Gravity: 1.76 g/cm3
Water Solubility: 71g/100ml at 20C, 91g/100ml at 40C)
Incompatible Materials: metal hydrides and other water reactive materials.
Melting Point: >1,000C, at decomposition (very high temperatures), magnesium oxide, sulfur dioixed, and sulfur trioxide may be generated.
Loss on Ignition: 40 - 52
Product code: Epsom Salt - outlet MAGNESIUM SULFATE - MgSO4 - 30 LBS