Database/Cleansing Surfactant/Potassium Metaphosphate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Metaphosphate natural?

Yes. Wholly inorganic phosphate mineral salt; potassium and phosphate are both natural-origin under ISO 16128.

INCI namePotassium Metaphosphate
CAS7790-53-6
FormulaKO3P · 118.070 Da
FunctionCleansing Surfactant
FeedstockAn inorganic condensed phosphate mineral salt of potassium,…

How we scored it

KO3P is an inorganic mineral salt (potassium + metaphosphate); both fragments are mineral-derived.
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

An inorganic condensed phosphate mineral salt of potassium, manufactured from phosphate rock and potassium sources. No organic or petrochemical component.

In plain English

A mineral salt built from potassium and phosphate, used as a water softener and builder in cleansing products. Comes from inorganic phosphate rock and potassium sources, not petroleum.

Structure

2D structure of Potassium Metaphosphate

PubChem CID 16133895 ↗

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 Metaphosphate. PubChem CID 16133895. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM METAPHOSPHATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POTASSIUM METAPHOSPHATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20METAPHOSPHATE