Database/Depilatory/Potassium Sulfide
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Sulfide natural?

Yes. Potassium sulfide is an inorganic mineral compound; mineral-origin material counts as natural origin under ISO 16128.

INCI namePotassium Sulfide
CAS1312-73-8
FormulaK2S · 110.26 Da
FunctionDepilatory
FeedstockPotassium Sulfide is produced from mined potassium mineral…

How we scored it

K2S, 110.26 Da, inorganic mineral salt of potassium and sulfur — mineral origin, n=1. 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

Potassium Sulfide is produced from mined potassium mineral sources and sulfur. It is classed as mineral, non-petroleum origin.

In plain English

An inorganic mineral salt used as a depilatory. Made from mined potassium and sulfur sources, classed as mineral rather than plant-derived.

Structure

2D structure of Potassium Sulfide

dipotassium;sulfide

PubChem CID 162263 ↗

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 Sulfide. PubChem CID 162263. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM SULFIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POTASSIUM SULFIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20SULFIDE