Database/Antiplaque/Potassium Monofluorophosphate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Monofluorophosphate natural?

Yes. Potassium, phosphate and fluorine all derive from mined minerals (potash, phosphate rock, fluorspar), and there is no carbon framework that could be petrochemical.

INCI namePotassium Monofluorophosphate
CAS20859-37-4
FormulaFK2O3P · 176.167 Da
FunctionAntiplaque · Oral Care
FeedstockMade inorganically from phosphate, fluoride (HF from fluorspar)…

How we scored it

K2PO3F 176.2: K 78.2 + PO3 79.0 (phosphate rock) + F 19.0 (fluorspar); inorganic salt with no carbon framework, all mineral: 176.2 / 176.2 = 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

Made inorganically from phosphate, fluoride (HF from fluorspar) and potassium compounds. No organic feedstock is involved.

In plain English

A mineral salt used in toothpaste and oral-care products as a source of fluoride. It is made by reacting phosphate, fluoride and potassium compounds obtained from mined minerals.

Structure

2D structure of Potassium Monofluorophosphate

dipotassium;fluoro-dioxido-oxo-lambda5-phosphane

PubChem CID 10219648 ↗

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 Monofluorophosphate. PubChem CID 10219648. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM MONOFLUOROPHOSPHATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POTASSIUM MONOFLUOROPHOSPHATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20MONOFLUOROPHOSPHATE