How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 7 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
7 of 7 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
JM solutionJM solution Water Luminous S.O.S Ringer Modeling Pack Black 22g
JM solutionJM solution Honey Luminous Royal Propolis Modeling Pack Black 22g
JM solutionJM solution Marine Luminous Pearl Pearl Modeling Pack Black 22g
MEDIPEELMEDIPEEL Vegan Red Lacto Collagen Modeling Cup Pack 28g
Yuri ForestModeling Pack (Refill)
MediFlowerSignature Niacinamide 15% Ampoule
3W CLINICLAB Easy Tra-D Repair Cream
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII B9W4019H5G · registered name POTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE · 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 Phosphoric Acid and Its Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ピロリン酸４Ｋ: 本品は、ピロリン酸の四カリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7320-34-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 230-785-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3036446
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1016446
- IUPAC
- Tetrapotassium diphosphate
- Molecular formula
- K4O7P2
- Molecular weight
- 330.334 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Potassium tetrapyrophosphate is a whitish-colored powdered solid. It is toxic by ingestion, and/or inhalation. Contact with the substance should be avoided. · Liquid, Other Solid, Dry Powder, CBI, Large Crystals
- Boiling point
- 300 °C @760 [mm Hg]
- Melting point
- 1090 °C · 180 °C
- Solubility
- Soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol · Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: 187 (very good)
- Density
- 2.33 @25 °C
- pH
- Between 10,0 and 10,8 (1 % solution) · 10.5
- Colour
- colourless, white
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 1090 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- &, gt, 1500 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000000206 ㎜Hg (25℃(est.))
- Water solubility
- 187 g/100㎖ (25℃)
- Relative density
- 1.1
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -10.45 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 330.35
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 51 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.
- Chelating agent26
- pH regulating agent5
- Soil amendments4
- Surfactant (surface active agent)3
- Solvent2
- Dispersing agent2
- Corrosion inhibitor2
- Other1
6 other uses
- Lubricating agent1
- Cleaning agent1
- Surface modifier1
- Thickening agent1
- Emulsifier1
- Oxidizing agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 4 eye studies are on record.
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 7 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Ambiguous
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Code of Federal Regulations, section 1500.41 according to - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2A
Eye Irritation · Screening - Moderate or Mild Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Code of Federal Regulations, section 1500.42 according to - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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
- 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 2