Magnesium carbonate – Crunchy Chalk

for climbing and bouldering

Mag­ne­sium car­bon­ate, also known as chalk or crunchy chalk, is an indis­pens­able prod­uct for sports such as boul­der­ing, climb­ing, weight train­ing, cross­fit and gym­nas­tics. It improves grip and keeps hands dry, which increas­es the per­for­mance and safe­ty of ath­letes. In this arti­cle, we look at the prop­er­ties and ben­e­fits of mag­ne­sium car­bon­ate (Crunchy Chalk) and answer impor­tant ques­tions about this product.

Overview:

Name: Mag­ne­sium car­bon­ate, chalk, crunchy chalk or climb­ing chalk

Chem­i­cal for­mu­la: MgCO₃

Molar mass: 84,3139 g/mol

Ori­gin: Ger­many, France, Japan

Puri­ty: Food grade quality

Skin friendlis­ness: High

Min­i­mum order quan­ti­ty: 20 kg

What is magnesium carbonate as Crunchy Chalk?

Mag­ne­sium car­bon­ate (mol­e­c­u­lar for­mu­la: MgCO₃) is a chem­i­cal com­pound that occurs nat­u­ral­ly and is often used as climb­ing chalk in var­i­ous sports. It is known for its abil­i­ty to absorb mois­ture and increase fric­tion, mak­ing it ide­al for activ­i­ties where a secure grip is crucial.

Why is climbing chalk so important for climbing and bouldering?

When climb­ing and boul­der­ing, a secure grip is essen­tial to avoid falls and max­i­mize per­for­mance. Mag­ne­sium car­bon­ate in the form of our Crunchy Chalk helps to keep hands dry by absorb­ing sweat and increas­ing fric­tion between the hands and the climb­ing sur­face. This allows climbers to climb more safe­ly and efficiently.

What are the advantages of MAGNESIA’s Crunchy Chalk?

MAG­NE­SI­A’s Crunchy Chalk is char­ac­ter­ized by its high puri­ty and skin friend­li­ness. Unlike many oth­er prod­ucts on the mar­ket, which are often syn­thet­i­cal­ly pro­duced and may con­tain impu­ri­ties, MAG­NE­SI­A’s Crunchy Chalk offers a nat­ur­al, min­er­al qual­i­ty. It is free from aller­gens and heavy met­als and com­plies with Euro­pean food stan­dards, mak­ing it par­tic­u­lar­ly safe and skin-friendly.

How is MAGNESIA Chalk made?

MAGNESIA Chalk is pro­duced in Europe (Ger­many and France) from raw mate­ri­als sourced from the min­ing indus­try. Some of the chalk is also pro­duced from sea­wa­ter and lime­stone in Japan. These pro­duc­tion meth­ods guar­an­tee the high puri­ty and qual­i­ty of the end prod­uct. In addi­tion, the short trans­porta­tion routes with­in Europe con­tribute to cli­mate pro­tec­tion, which is par­tic­u­lar­ly impor­tant to MAGNESIA. Read more about our com­mit­ment to sus­tain­abil­i­ty.

What forms of MAGNESIA Chalk are available?

MAGNESIA offers var­i­ous qual­i­ties and con­sis­ten­cies of chalk, which can be select­ed depend­ing on the intend­ed use. These include

MAGNESIA 1110100

  • Crunchy Chalk | Mag­ne­sium carbonate
  • Low-dust chalk
  • In the form of chunks
  • Ori­gin France

Down­load specification

MAGNESIA 1110200

  • Crunchy Chalk | Mag­ne­sium carbonate
  • Low-dust chalk
  • In the form of chunks
  • Ori­gin Deutschland

Down­load specification

MAGNESIA 1111000

  • Chalk Extra Light | Mag­ne­sium carbonate
  • Spreads eas­i­ly, high mois­ture absorption
  • Based on seawater
  • Ori­gin Japan

Down­load specification

MAGNESIA 1110002

  • Chalk Extra Light | Mag­ne­sium carbonate
  • Spreads eas­i­ly
  • Leaves a thin lay­er on the skin
  • Ori­gin France

Down­load specification

Why is the origin and purity of climbing chalk important?

The ori­gin and puri­ty of mag­ne­sium car­bon­ate as climb­ing chalk are cru­cial to ensure that the prod­uct does not con­tain any harm­ful impu­ri­ties. Many chalk prod­ucts can be con­t­a­m­i­nat­ed with heavy met­als or oth­er harm­ful sub­stances. These can then the­o­ret­i­cal­ly be absorbed by the body through the skin. Our Crunchy Chalk, on the oth­er hand, is sub­ject to strict qual­i­ty require­ments by our in-house qual­i­ty assur­ance unit, pro­vid­ing a safe solu­tion for athletes.

How can I purchase MAGNESIA Crunchy Chalk?

MAGNESIA offers both raw goods for fur­ther pro­cess­ing and pack­aged goods ready for sale. The min­i­mum order quan­ti­ty for raw goods is just 20 kg, while pack­ag­ing for resale is avail­able from 1,000 pack­ag­ing units. Brand­ing of these pack­ag­ing units is also the­o­ret­i­cal­ly possible.

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