# POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid5029633
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Chelating agent, pH adjuster
Identifier: DTXSID5029633

> POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE: Used in consumer products as a chelating agent and a pH adjuster. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5627 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. Compiled from 8 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5627 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings.

## Regulatory status

- GLOBAL: Evaluated — JECFA evaluation record.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5627 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, potassium soaps, alkaline batteries.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: ADJ PH
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 172 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 5 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 0.07 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED; Maximum daily exposure: 154 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: PASTILLE; Potency: ADJ PH
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: ADJ PH
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL, FOAM; Potency: ADJ PH
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 0.5 %w/w
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: GEL; Maximum daily exposure: 3 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 14.02 %w/w
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 3 mg
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 drug products and 1 package presentations.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: INTRAVASCULAR; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: NA

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.
- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation record. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/1387.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated september 30, 2013): http://msds.gp.com/msdsinternet/
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (updated 2026-01-09): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/inactive-ingredients-database-download
- FDA National Drug Code Directory (updated 2026-09-30): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/national-drug-code-directory-support-files
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-04): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/1387
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:WZH3C48M4T
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14797

_Assessed by Greenveil._