Potassium Safflowerate

Potassium Safflowerate

AKA “Potassium safflower acid, Safflower potassium salt”

Surfactant

Ingredient Facts

Potassium safflowerate

AKA: Potassium safflower acid, Safflower potassium salt

Surfactant · Cleansing · EWG: 4

Plant-Derived

Cleanser

Not Clean

Potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from Carthamus tinctorius

Family

Asteraceae (Daisy family)

Plant Part

Seed

CAS #

8015-80-3; 8007-24-7; 8002-03-7; 68425-36-5; 91051-35-3

Form

Liquid

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Functions

Cleansing

Makes oil and water mix so dirt, makeup, and sunscreen can actually be washed away. The reason your face wash foams.

Cleansing Surfactant

Removes Impurities

Traditional Use

A modern saponified derivative of safflower oil created through chemical synthesis for contemporary cosmetic formulations. Traditional safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) has been used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine for circulation and skin health, but this specific salt form is a 20th-century cosmetic invention.