Potassium Cetyl Phosphate is the potassium salt of a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and Cetyl Alcohol, a multi-functioning fatty alcohol.

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Uses

Potassium Cetyl Phosphate is a surfactant and emulsifying agent used as a detergent and cleansing agent, according to CosmeticsCop.com, in a variety of beauty products and cosmetics, including shampoos, facial cleansers, exfoliants, sunscreens, moisturizers, and make up removers.

Benefits

Easy to handle: hot water soluble

Emulsion Stabilizer: overcomes imbalances in HLB emulsifier values

Neutralized form: ready to use

Support small droplet sizes, good spread ability on skin, pleasant skin feeling

Easier to use than polyacrylic acid in emulsion manufacturing, without dispersion, wetting problems or fish eyes in solution.

Good stability with a broad variety of oil blends

Water resistant sun protection

Caution

Although the Cosmetics Database finds Potassium Cetyl Phosphate to be a 100% safe ingredient and no studies were found that listed any negative side effects or adverse safety measures, one of its primary components, Cetyl Alcohol, can be considered an irritant when used on sensitive skin, so it should be used with some caution.

Interactions

None are recorded.

Other names

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Reference

Source: TruthinAging, https://www.truthinaging.com/ingredients/potassium-cetyl-phosphate

Incosmetics, http://www.in-cosmetics.com/__novadocuments/23558?v=634975577547770000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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