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INCI ingredient

EDTA

EDTA appears on 143 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair dyes.

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

EDTA appears on 143 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair dyes.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: chelating

Products with EDTA

in 143 products

Showing 24 of 143 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • chelating
  • chelating: Forming complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetics.

CAS 60-00-4 · EC 200-449-4

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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