Insoluble in water, alcohol, ether. Soluble in ammonia solution and in solution of alkali citrates. Typical tap density 0.50g/cm^3.Soluble in ammonia, alkali citrates. Insoluble in water, alcohol and ether.
Bismuth citrate is used as a progressive hair dye in cosmetics. It is used as antimicrobial agents for syphills, colitis, wound infection, quartan malaria, dyspepsia and peptic ulcers.