Potassium metaphosphate is a potassium salt of metaphosphoric acid.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 01DMT14Z63 · registered name Potassium metaphosphate · polymer
Potassium metaphosphate is a potassium salt of metaphosphoric acid. It has a role as a fertilizer, a buffer, a food emulsifier, a sequestrant and a raising agent. It is an inorganic phosphate and a potassium salt. It contains a trioxidophosphate(1-).
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Phosphoric Acid and Its Salts as Used in Cosmetics
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Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name メタリン酸Ｋ: 本品は、メタリン酸のカリウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7790-53-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-212-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90872576
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID60820221
- Molecular formula
- KO3P
- Molecular weight
- 118.069 g/mol
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.
- Emulsifier1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- 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