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Home Cosmetic Science Talk General Sodium Citrate increase or decrease the pH

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  • Pharma

    Member
    October 20, 2020 at 7:30 am

    Trisodium citrate is alkaline, it will increase pH.

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    October 20, 2020 at 8:32 am

    @Pharma what about di and mono sodium citrate? 
    Which one is better to increase the pH of products? 

  • Pharma

    Member
    October 20, 2020 at 8:52 am

    Monosodium citrate is acidic, disodium citrate is slightly acidic. Meaning only trisodium citrate will increase pH (obviously, this depends on the starting pH).

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    October 20, 2020 at 10:53 am

    @Pharma up to what number would trisodium citrate rise the pH? 

  • Pharma

    Member
    October 20, 2020 at 11:55 am

    Around 7.5-9 at most, depends on what else is in your product and how much you add.

  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    October 21, 2020 at 1:48 am

    @Pharma thanks a lot