Epsom Salt Crystals USP (Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate)

Overview

Inorganic electrolyte replenisher supplied as the heptahydrate (CAS 10034-99-8; MgSO4·7H2O; MW 246.48). It occurs as colorless crystals that are freely soluble in water, freely and slowly soluble in glycerin, sparingly soluble in alcohol, and efflorescent in warm, dry air.

Key Applications & Uses

• ●Commonly compounded into topical creams, gels, pastes, oral solutions, and sterile parenteral preparations.