Is Potassium alum safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

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Potassium alum

CAS 7784-24-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Potassium alum in plain language

What it is: Also known as Alum · Alumen · Aluminum potassium sulfate dodecahydrate · Aluminum potassium sulfate hydrate · Potassium alum dodecahydrate · Aluminium potassium sulfate (1:1:2) dodecahydrate
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Aluminum potassium sulphate (1:1:2) dodecahydrate · Aluminum potassium sulfate (1:1:2) dodecahydrate · Baifan · Kalinite · aluminum;potassium;disulfate;dodecahydrate · Aluminium potassium sulfate dodecahydrate · Alum, potassium, dodecahydrate · Aluminum potassium sulfate (AlK(SO4)2), dodecahydrate · Potash alum dodecahydrate · Potassium aluminum disulfate dodecahydrate · Potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate · Potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate (KAl(SO4)2.12H2O) · UNII-1L24V9R23S · potassium aluminium sulfate dodecahydrate
What it does: We don't have a plain-language description for Potassium alum yet.
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Potassium alum appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries
- Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: POWDER; Potency: 14 mgSource →
- Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 17.2 mgSource →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 12 active drug products and 12 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 12 active drug products and 12 total products.Source →

Evidence & sources

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

5 data sources

Where this comes from

FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Potassium alum in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Potassium alum; 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 Potassium alum in the catalog.