How we scored it
Where it comes from
Diammonium phosphate is made by neutralising phosphoric acid from mined phosphate rock with ammonia synthesised from natural gas. The mineral phosphate counts as natural; the ammonia does not.
In plain English
Diammonium phosphate is a mineral salt used to adjust pH and prevent corrosion in products like toothpaste. It's made by combining mined phosphate rock with ammonia.
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Structure
diazanium;hydrogen phosphate
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2Diammonium Phosphate. PubChem CID 24540. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
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