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Phosphoric Acid

Balances the pH.

What it is

A mineral acid made from phosphate rock.

Adjusts the product's pH and keeps it at the intended level.

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What it does in a formula

Balances the pHOfficial EU function: Buffering

What official sources say

Worth knowing · The pure substance, EU

As a pure substance it can irritate or damage skin or eyes (EU harmonised classification). How much a product contains matters.

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP), consolidated text, Annex VI Part 3 Table 3 (harmonised classifications), retrieved 2026-10-09

A label gives no amounts, so none of this says a product is unsafe.