Disodium EDTA
Grabs stray metals that would speed spoilage or break down other ingredients. It protects the product; it doesn’t act on your skin.
What it does
It binds trace metals from water, packaging or raw materials that would otherwise speed up spoilage, discoloring and the breakdown of other ingredients. It also helps preservatives work, so less is needed. It’s used at very low levels to protect the product, not to do anything on skin.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a chelating agent (holds on to metals that could spoil the product) and a thickener (controls how thick the product is).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
Also known as
edetate disodium
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