Characteristics
- INCI
- Potassium Alum
- Ru.
- Potash Alum, Potassium Aluminum Sulfate
- CAS
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10043-67-1, 7784-24-9
This is the substance number in the Chemical Abstracts Service registry. The CAS number uniquely identifies a substance regardless of language, trade name, or synonyms.
- EC
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233-141-3
This is the substance number in the European chemical identification system (EC number), used in European regulatory databases including ECHA/CosIng.
- IUPAC
- Aluminum Potassium Bis(Sulfate)
- Functions
- astringent
potassium alum is the inorganic salt
Description
An inorganic salt that has strong astringent properties. It's also a deodorant (there are deo sticks consisting only of potash alum) and is often used in aftershave products as it can stop the bleeding from minor shave cuts.
Products with Potassium Alum (99 total)
Face Care
Decorative Cosmetics
Most often found in Salt of the Earth products (5 items)
