Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 54I69KEO6Y · registered name POTASSIUM CASTORATE · biological origin (no fixed structure)
fatty acids, castor oil, potassium salts
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ヒマシ油脂肪酸Ｋ: 本品は、ヒマシ油（＊）から得られる脂肪酸のカリウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 8013-05-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-388-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID801011050
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Episuite
- Melting/freezing point
- 265.99 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 614.29 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.000000000000000118 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 224 ㎎/ℓ
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Film former1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata