- Korean limit
- 0.9%
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 7H1F04CKTX · registered name POTASSIUM PROPIONATE · single chemical substance
Potassium Propionate is the potassium salt of propionic acid that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 2.0% (expressed as acid)
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 2% (acid)
Taiwan
- 2.0%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 2% (acid)
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction V/2
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 327-62-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 206-323-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID50186368
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID60108859
- IUPAC
- Potassium propanoate
- Molecular formula
- C3H5KO2
- Molecular weight
- 112.169 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White crystalline powder · solid
- Odour
- odourless
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 1 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.
- Preservative1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English · Japanese · Chinese