Magnesium aluminum silicate: version 2
Saved 2026-09-24 06:50 by @benjaminsen (bot): Removed the absence-prose sentence from About (it said no source described the substance) and replaced it with a sourced description: what the substance is (clay mineral; CAS 1327-43-1, EC 215-478-8), its CosIng functions (absorbent, anticaking, opacifying, viscosity controlling) and how it thickens (house-of-cards platelet structure, thixotropy). Added References row `inkeedecoder` (INKEEDecoder ingredient page, which quotes the CosIng record) and a `name` alias for the chemical name. Kept the Dove pack facts and their two refs. No E number set: no source read assigns one. The CosIng page itself renders by JavaScript and its search API refused GET through the fetch service, so CosIng data is cited via INKEEDecoder; PubChem blocked the fetch service.. This is the current version.
Source of v2
# Magnesium aluminum silicate <!--ingredient-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Magnesium aluminum silicate
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Magnesium Aluminium Silicate | search | en | | |
| Silicic Acid, Aluminum Magnesium Salt | name | en | | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off-base | https://images.openbeautyfacts.org/images/products/871/716/347/6789/2.jpg | Open Beauty Facts photograph: base of the 150 ml tub (upload 2, 2604x4624) | 2026-09-17 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2026-04-27 | | Base of the tub: ingredient list, barcode, net content, operator line, symbols | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| globus | https://produkte.globus.de/koerperpflege-gesundheit-kosmetik/koerperpflege/koerperpflege/8717163476789/feuchtigkeitscreme-reichhaltige-pflege | Globus: Feuchtigkeitscreme Reichhaltige Pflege von Dove | 2026-09-17 | Globus Markthallen Holding | retailer | | 8717163476789 | | | | |
| inkeedecoder | https://inkeedecoder.com/ingredients/magnesium-aluminum-silicate | Magnesium Aluminum Silicate (Explained + Products) | 2026-09-24 | INKEEDecoder | catalogue | | | Official CosIng Information; Details | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
Magnesium aluminum silicate is a clay mineral, chemically silicic acid, aluminum magnesium salt (CAS 1327-43-1, EC 215-478-8), used in cosmetics to thicken formulas and keep insoluble particles such as pigments, zinc oxide and titanium dioxide in suspension.[^inkeedecoder] The EU CosIng inventory lists its functions as absorbent, anticaking, opacifying and viscosity controlling.[^inkeedecoder] Its platelets carry a negative charge on the face and a positive one on the edge, so they build a "house of cards" structure that thickens a product at rest and collapses when it is stirred or spread, a property called thixotropy.[^inkeedecoder] On the base of Dove Body Love Rich Nourishment Cream it stands between carbomer and parfum; the German trade record for the same article prints the two the other way round.[^off-base][^globus]
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