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Ingredient Dictionary

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

Potassium chloride is a metal chloride salt with a K(+) counterion.

How much products actually contain

1 products state the amountmedian 0.00001%

under 0.01% 1
0.01–0.1% 0
0.1–1% 0
1% or more 0

Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.

Of the products containing it, 148 list it before the 1% line and 107 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 250 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 250

Definition

Potassium chloride is a metal chloride salt with a K(+) counterion. It has a role as a NMR chemical shift reference compound and a fertilizer. It is an inorganic potassium salt, a potassium salt and an inorganic chloride.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 660YQ98I10 · registered name Potassium chloride · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 塩化Ｋ: 本品は、カリウムの塩化物であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

POTASSIUM CHLORIDEINCI포타슘클로라이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)Potassium chloride (KCl)Synonym塩化ＫJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 7447-40-7
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 231-211-8
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID5021178
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID601178

IUPAC: Potassium chloride
Molecular formula: ClK
Molecular weight: 74.55 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Potassium chloride appears as white colorless cubic crystals. Strong saline taste. (NTP, 1992) · Liquid, Other Solid, CBI, Large Crystals, Wet Solid, Dry Powder
Odour: Odorless · odourless
Boiling point: Sublimes at 2732 °F (NTP, 1992) · Sublimes 1500 °C
Melting point: 1418 °F (NTP, 1992) · 770 °C
Solubility: greater than 100 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) · Freely soluble
Density: 1.984 (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water, will sink · 1.988 g/cu cm
pH: pH: about 7 · 7
Colour: colourless
Melting/freezing point: 770~773 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 1407 ℃
Vapour pressure: (5.73 hPa at 906 °C)
Water solubility: 342000 ㎎/ℓ (at 20°C)
Relative density: 1.98
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): -0.46
Molecular weight: 74.55

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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 43 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.

Filler11
Processing aids not otherwise specified6
Viscosity modifier5
Flavouring and nutrient4
Thickening agent4
Soil amendments4
Intermediate3
Chemical reaction regulator2

4 other uses

Binder1
Flux agent1
pH regulating agent1
Pharmaceutical (EPA)1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low3

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 2 studies

Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across