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Sodium phosphate

CAS 8000-93-9 · 0/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

12001-19-3 · 411222-46-3 · 7558-80-7 · 7632-05-5

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (FDA GRAS; CIR safe when formulated as directed; EU CosIng).
High confidence

Sodium phosphate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Sodium orthophosphate · Sodium phosphate, mono-, di- or tribasic · Unspecified sodium phosphate · Unspecified form sodium phosphate · Acide phosphorique, sel de sodium · Buromin

Show all 16 names

Casen-Fleet · Fleet Phospho-Soda · Fosfosoda · Hy-Phos · sodium salt Phosphoric acid · Sodium dihydrogenorthophosphate · acido fosforico, sal de sodio · natrii dihydrogenophosphas · monobasic sodium phosphate · Tis-u-sol component sodium phosphate

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an anti-seborrheic, a deodorant and a pH buffer. Sodium Phosphate is the inorganic salt.

  • Anti-seborrheic
  • Deodorant
  • Buffering
  • Chelating agent
  • pH adjuster
Is it a concern?
Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 269 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Laboratory supplies, Construction.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sodium phosphate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database24 entries — 11 administration routes
    • Route: INTRA-ARTICULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
    • Route: INTRABURSAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PHSource →
    • Route: INTRADERMAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.2 %w/vSource →
    • Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 10.6 mgSource →
    • Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: 24.75 mgSource →
    • Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Potency: 0.14 %w/vSource →
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 10.6 mgSource →
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: 24.75 mgSource →
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Potency: 0.14 %w/vSource →
    • Route: NASAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 1.89 mg/1mlSource →
    • Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.81 %w/wSource →
    • Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.2 %w/wSource →
    • Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: MOUTHWASH; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CONCENTRATE; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 10.35 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 27 mg/5mlSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 40 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SYRUP; Potency: 1.5 mg/1mlSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 16 mgSource →
    • Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.38 %w/vSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 0.15 %w/wSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOAP; Potency: 0.21 %w/wSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: 36 mgSource →
  • EUCosIngActiveSodium Phosphate is the inorganic salt that conforms to the formula
    • Sodium Phosphate is the inorganic salt that conforms to the formulaSource →
  • GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 269 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Laboratory supplies, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Chelating agent, Corrosion inhibitor.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 269 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Laboratory supplies, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, Chelating agent, Corrosion inhibitor.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Sodium phosphate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

8 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 15, 2015

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2026-12-31

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • WHO JECFA Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Sodium phosphate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

269

Named organisations

6

Cleaning products and household careLaboratory suppliesConstructionConstruction and building materialsFood and drugPersonal care

Typical roles

Anti-seborrheicDeodorantBufferingChelating agentpH adjuster
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium phosphate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Sodium phosphate in the catalog.