Sodium Trimetaphosphate

AKA “7785-84-4, Trisodium trimetaphosphate, Trisodium metaphosphate, Cyclic sodium trimetaphosphate, Sodium phosphate ((NaPO3)3), Metaphosphoric acid, trisodium salt, Sodium metaphosphate (Na3(P3O9)), Trisodium trimetaphosphate (Na3P3O9), Cyclisches trinatriummetaphosphat”

Ingredient

Ingredient Facts

Sodium trimetaphosphate

AKA: 7785-84-4, Trisodium trimetaphosphate, Trisodium metaphosphate, Cyclic sodium trimetaphosphate, Sodium phosphate ((NaPO3)3), Metaphosphoric acid, Trisodium salt, Sodium metaphosphate (Na3(P3O9)), Trisodium trimetaphosphate (Na3P3O9), Cyclisches trinatriummetaphosphat

Ingredient · Anticaking · EWG: 4

Synthetic

Chelating Agent

Not Clean

The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following 31 ingredients are safe in the present practices of use and concentration in cosmetics as described in this safety assessment, when formulated to be non-irritating...Sodium Trimetaphosphate...

Formula

Na3O9P3

Mol. Weight

305.89

CAS #

7785-84-4

Form

Powder

State

NKRA; Dry Powder; Liquid; Other Solid

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Functions

Anticaking

Buffering

Chelating

Grabs onto metal ions in water that would destabilize the formula. Keeps your product from going bad or changing color.

Prevents Clumping

Stabilizes pH

Removes Metal Ions

Antioxidant Protection

Reduces Inflammation

Locks In Moisture

Maintains optimal pH

Binds metal ions

Traditional Use

A synthetic phosphate salt developed as a water-softening and chelating agent in cosmetics and household products. It has no traditional use history and was created to improve the stability and efficacy of modern formulations.