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INCI ingredient

Sodium Usnate

Sodium Usnate appears on 5 ingredient lists in our database, most often in deodorants.

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

Sodium Usnate appears on 5 ingredient lists in our database, most often in deodorants.

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: antimicrobial, anti-sebum

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antimicrobial
  • anti-sebum
  • antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
  • anti-sebum: Helping control sebum production.

CAS 39012-86-7 / 34769-44-3 · EC 254-248-1 / 252-204-6

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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