Potassium citrate (anhydrous) is the anhydrous form of the tripotassium salt of citric acid.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 4 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
4 of 4 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Potassium citrate (anhydrous) is the anhydrous form of the tripotassium salt of citric acid. It has a role as a diuretic. It contains a citrate(3-).
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 86R1NVR0HW · registered name POTASSIUM CITRATE ANHYDROUS · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name クエン酸Ｋ: 本品は、クエン酸（＊）のカリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 866-84-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 212-755-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8027325
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID907325
- IUPAC
- Tripotassium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
- Molecular formula
- C6H5K3O7
- Molecular weight
- 306.394 g/mol
Measured properties
- Colour
- white
- Odour
- odourless
- pH
- 8.5
- Flammability (solid, gas)
- not flammable
- Vapour pressure
- 0 ㎩ (25℃)
- Water solubility
- 606 g/ℓ (25℃)
- Relative density
- 1.98
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -1.72 (log Pow)
- Decomposition temperature
- 230 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 306.4
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 18 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.
- Pharmaceutical (EPA)6
- Chelating agent3
- Soil amendments2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- Solvent2
- pH regulating agent1
- Fragrance1
- Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
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Linked databases 20
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- 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
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese