Potassium sodium L-tartrate is the organic sodium and potassium salt of L-tartaric acid (mol ratio 1:1:1).
Definition
Potassium sodium L-tartrate is the organic sodium and potassium salt of L-tartaric acid (mol ratio 1:1:1). It has a role as a laxative. It is a potassium salt and an organic sodium salt. It contains a L-tartrate(2-).
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII P49F8NV7ES · registered name POTASSIUM SODIUM TARTRATE ANHYDROUS · single chemical substance
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
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 304-59-6
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 6381-59-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 206-156-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90889341
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID001323681
- IUPAC
- Potassium sodium (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate (1/1/1)
- Molecular formula
- C4H4KNaO6
- Molecular weight
- 210.158 g/mol
Measured properties
- Colour
- white
- pH
- (7.0-8.0)
- Melting/freezing point
- 90~100 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- - / - %
- Molecular weight
- 210.14
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 4 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.
- pH regulating agent2
- Emulsifier1
- Chelating agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- 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
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- 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