What is this ingredient?

미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII 3IH6169RL0 · 등록명 Sodium trimetaphosphate · 단일 화학물질

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Ingredient Dictionary

SODIUM TRIMETAPHOSPHATE

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 15 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 15 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 15

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 3IH6169RL0 · registered name Sodium trimetaphosphate · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATINGStops powders from cakingANTICAKINGKeeps pH steadyBUFFERING

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

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Metaphosphate, Sodium Trimetaphosphate and Sodium Hexametaphosphate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Phosphoric Acid and Its Salts as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name トリメタリン酸Ｎａ: 本品は、次の化学式で表される無機塩である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

SODIUM TRIMETAPHOSPHATEINCI소듐트라이메타포스페이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Metaphosphoric acid (H3P3O9), trisodium saltSynonymトリメタリン酸ＮａJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 7785-84-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 232-088-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID7052789
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID3031365

IUPAC: Trisodium 2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5,2lambda~5~,4lambda~5~,6lambda~5~-trioxatriphosphinane-2,4,6-tris(olate)
Molecular formula: Na3O9P3
Molecular weight: 305.882 g/mol

Measured properties

Colour: white
Melting/freezing point: 588 ℃
Water solubility: 22 g/100g
Relative density: 2.49
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): -9.55 (est.)
Molecular weight: 308.91

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 27 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.

Stabilizing agent14
Chelating agent2
Processing aids not otherwise specified2
Corrosion inhibitor2
Plating agent2
Softener and conditioner2
pH regulating agent1
Degradant/impurity (EPA)1

1 other uses

Anti-caking agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

4 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low6

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 4 studies

Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: no data no guideline followed
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to