Database/Oral Care/Potassium Nitrate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Nitrate natural?

Yes. Potassium and nitrate are classed as mineral-origin ions under this site's mineral-salt convention.

INCI namePotassium Nitrate
CAS7757-79-1
FormulaKNO3 · 101.103 Da
FunctionOral Care · Soothing
FeedstockProduced from mined potassium salts combined with nitrate…

How we scored it

Fully inorganic salt: K+ and NO3- are simple mineral/inorganic ions with no organic carbon → 1.00.
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

Produced from mined potassium salts combined with nitrate sources. Used in toothpaste to reduce tooth sensitivity and as a soothing agent.

In plain English

A mineral salt of potassium and nitrate used in toothpaste to help reduce tooth sensitivity. Derived from mined potassium and nitrate mineral sources.

Structure

2D structure of Potassium Nitrate

potassium nitrate

PubChem CID 24434 ↗

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 Nitrate. PubChem CID 24434. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM NITRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POTASSIUM NITRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20NITRATE