Potassium Alum

Potassium alum, also, known as potash alum, or potassium aluminum sulfate.   It is a chemical compound and its formula is KAl(SO₄)₂ .  

Contents

• Uses
• Benefits
• Cautions
• Other Names
• References

Uses

• Potassium alum is an inorganic salt used as an active ingredient in cosmetics and oral health care medications.
• It is used in
  • water purification
  • leather tanning
  • dyeing
  • fireproof textiles
  • baking powder.
  • as a deodorant
  • as an aftershave treatment
  • as a styptic for minor bleeding

Benefits

• Potassium alum acts as an astringent.

Cautions

• Potassium alum might be an environmental toxin.
• Potassium alum might be toxic or harmful to non-reproductive organ systems.

Other Names

ALUM, POTASSIUM; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SALT (2:1:1) DODECAHYDRATE SULFURIC ACID; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; DODECAHYDRATE SULFURIC ACID, ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SALT (2:1:1) ; EXSICCATED ALUM; POTASSIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID, ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SALT (2:1:1) , DODECAHYDRATE; ALUM POTASSIUM; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM ALUM; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM DISULFATE; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE

References

Source: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/705178/POTASSIUM_ALUM/#