Potassium Hydroxide
Our database includes 1,815 products that contain Potassium Hydroxide.
Explained
Potassium hydroxide is commonly known as caustic potash. It is used to fix the pH of a product or as a cleaning agent in soap. In cleansers, it is used for the saponification of oils.
Sapnification is the process of creating fatty acid metal salts from triglycerides and a strong base. During this process, Potassium Hydroxide is used up and is not present in the final product.
Using high concentrations of Potassium Hydroxide have shown to irritate the skin.
Community Rating
Very Disliked
What it does
Buffering
Buffering ingredients help stabilise or adjust the ph level of a product.
Alternative names
Caustic Potash
Koh
Prevalence
Uncommon
Percentage of products that contain it
3.1%
Top categories
Cleansers
Treatments
Moisturizers
Position
Predominant list placement
Top 25%
Concentration
Concentrations we've seen
10%
References
Products with Potassium Hydroxide
CosIng Data
CosIng ID
36981
INCI Name
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
INN Name
potassium hydroxide
EC #
Ā 215-181-3
Ph. Eur. Name
kalii hydroxidum
All Functions
Buffering
