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INCI ingredient

Disodium EDTA

Also listed as: (Disodium Edta)

A chelating agent that grabs metal ions so they cannot spoil the product or dull the foam.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Disodium EDTA binds traces of calcium, iron and other metals in the water. That keeps the preservative working and stops discolouration.

It is synthetic and affects none of the six checks.

Functions: chelating agent

Products with Disodium EDTA

in 1,861 products

Showing 24 of 1,861 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • chelating
  • viscosity controlling
  • chelating: Forming complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetics.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 139-33-3 --- 6381-92-6 · EC 205-358-3

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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