POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE
Potassium Glyceryl Tricetearate/Citrate is the potassium salt of the triglycerides formed by the reaction of citric acid with the mono-, di- and triglycerides of a mixture of stearic and palmitic acids.
POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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What the official INCI name states
The official label is a composite INCI name with 2 named source-material segments. Each segment must be reconciled with the supplier specification.
- Identity type from wording
- composite
- Named source segments
- 2
Review parsed source-name segments
- POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE
- CITRATE
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Inventory details for POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE
INCI name
POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE
Description
Potassium Glyceryl Tricetearate/Citrate is the potassium salt of the triglycerides formed by the reaction of citric acid with the mono-, di- and triglycerides of a mixture of stearic and palmitic acids.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 96761
- Imported identity
- POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE
- Source update
- 25/04/2019
Annex records for POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE
Key data
The CosIng inventory records no CAS number for this ingredient. That is the absence of an identifier in the source, not a finding about the substance.
- BINDING
- Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
- BULKING
- Non-reactive (chemically inert), solid ingredients that dilute other solids and/or increase the volume of cosmetic products.
- EMULSION STABILISING
- Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
- PRESERVATIVE
- Exclusively or mainly intended to inhibit the development of micro-organisms in the cosmetic product. All authorised preservatives are substances in the positive list of Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
- SKIN CONDITIONING
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE is also tagged with 8 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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