Database/Anticorrosive/Sodium Hexametaphosphate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Hexametaphosphate natural?

Yes. Sodium and phosphate are both mineral fragments under ISO 16128.

INCI nameSodium Hexametaphosphate
CAS10124-56-8
FormulaNa6O18P6 · 611.77 Da
FunctionAnticorrosive · Chelating
FeedstockProduced by heat-treating sodium phosphate salts derived from…

How we scored it

Inorganic sodium phosphate salt. 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

Produced by heat-treating sodium phosphate salts derived from phosphate rock. No organic-carbon alternative route.

In plain English

A mineral salt of sodium and phosphate, chained together. Used to prevent corrosion, bind trace metals, and stabilise fragrance.

CosIng definition: Sodium metaphosphate

Structure

2D structure of Sodium Hexametaphosphate

hexasodium;2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaoxido-1,3,5,7,9,11-hexaoxa-2lambda5,4lambda5,6lambda5,8lambda5,10lambda5,12lambda5-hexaphosphacyclododecane 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaoxide

PubChem CID 24968 ↗

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. 2Sodium Hexametaphosphate. PubChem CID 24968. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE