Database/Antioxidant/Potassium Ascorbate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Ascorbate natural?

Yes. Ascorbic acid is a fermentation product of glucose, and potassium is a natural mineral counter-ion.

INCI namePotassium Ascorbate
CAS15421-15-5
FunctionAntioxidant
FeedstockThe potassium salt of vitamin C, made by…

How we scored it

Potassium salt of ascorbic acid (from glucose fermentation, natural); potassium counter-ion natural. 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

The potassium salt of vitamin C, made by neutralizing fermentation-derived ascorbic acid with potassium. Both components are natural-origin.

In plain English

A gentler, less acidic form of vitamin C used as an antioxidant in skincare. It is made from fermented plant sugar combined with a mineral salt.

Structure

2D structure of Potassium Ascorbate

PubChem CID 23687519 ↗

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2Potassium Ascorbate. PubChem CID 23687519. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM ASCORBATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POTASSIUM ASCORBATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20ASCORBATE