A buffering salt used to stabilise pH.
What it is
Disodium phosphate is a sodium salt of phosphoric acid. It works as a buffer, helping a formula keep a stable pH.
Where it is used
Found in creams, cleansers, toothpastes and eye products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
Functions
- Anticorrosive
- Preventing and or inhibiting the corrosion of the packaging material.
- Buffering
- Stabilising the pH of an aqueous medium in a narrow range even if an acid or base is added. Altering and/or maintaining a cosmetic product's pH at the desired level.
- Fragrance
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (496)
- Deluxe Beauty Soap · Tibet
- Ginger Scalp Care Conditioner · The Body Shop
- Revolution Beauty Rapid Tan Accelerator SPF 20 · Revolution
- Revolution 5D Lash Mascara · Revolution
- Revolution Skin Wide Awake 10% Vitamin C & Tri-Peptide Brightening Eye Serum · Revolution
- Revolution Laminate Brow Fixer · Revolution
- False Lash Effect XXL · Max Factor
- Sérum False Lash Effect · Max Factor
- Tusz do rzęs False Lash Effect XXL · Max Factor
- False Lash Effect XXL Mascara · Max Factor
- False Lash Effect Lash & Brow Treatment Serum · Max Factor
- Siero Ciglia & Sopracciglia False Lash Effect Serum · Max Factor