1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Laxative Magnesium 500 mg

Name: Laxative Magnesium 500 mg
Brand: Equate

BrandEquate→Mineral Other (e.g. tea bag) 13 ingredients 1 banned 1 caution DSLD #178682

Net contents: 55 Caplet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2018-06-25

2 Ingredients (13)

IngredientGroupSafety

MagnesiumMagnesiumUse with Caution

Magnesium OxideMagnesiumUse with Caution

CelluloseCellulose—

Croscarmellose SodiumCroscarmellose Sodium—

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

HypromelloseHypromellose—

Titanium DioxideTitanium DioxideBanned in ≥1 country

SilicaSiliconGenerally Safe

Magnesium StearateMagnesiumUse with Caution

Magnesium SilicateMagnesium SilicateUse with Caution

TriacetinTriacetin—

Mineral OilMineral Oil—

Sodium Lauryl SulfateSodium Lauryl Sulfate—

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country

Titanium Dioxide 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 — France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Sodium — Limited Evidence

⚠ Hypertension

⚠ Fluid retention

Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)

⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID178682

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2018-06-25

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View Equate Safety Scorecard → 36 products

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Laxative Magnesium 500 mg — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 24]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/laxative-magnesium-500-mg-178682/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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