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Trisodium EDTA
Trisodium EDTA
Binds stray metals that would spoil a product or weaken its preservatives. It protects the product, not your skin.
What it does
It binds trace metals that sneak in from water, raw materials or packaging. Those metals would make a product spoil faster, change color and weaken its preservatives, so binding them keeps it stable and lets it use less preservative. It’s used in tiny amounts and does nothing on skin.
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