A chelating ingredient used to bind metal ions and support formula stability.
Sources: 1, 2, 3No alternative names recorded.
Not assessed
No pregnancy- or breastfeeding-specific assessment has been completed for this record. A cosmetic safety review is not a pregnancy rating.
Not assessed
Disodium EDTA
What it does
Can reduce the effect of trace metals on discoloration, oxidation and preservation performance.
Sources: 1, 2, 3Good for
- Formula stability
How to use it
Use within a finished cosmetic formula. It is not a topical detoxification or chelation treatment.
Sources: 1, 2, 3Who should be careful
Do not interpret its presence as detoxification of the skin or the body.
Sources: 1, 2, 3Pairs well with
No supported pairings have been documented for this record.
Usage, safety and formulation details
Mechanism of action
Forms complexes with metal ions. This cosmetic function is different from medically supervised chelation therapy.
Sources: 1, 2, 3Potential adverse effects
Tolerance needs assessment for the complete formulation; ingredient presence alone does not identify the cause of a reaction.
Sources: 1, 2, 3Formulation considerations
Specify salt form and hydration state when recording molecular data. It is not a complete preservative by itself.
Sources: 1, 2, 3Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Not assessed
No pregnancy- or breastfeeding-specific assessment has been completed for this record. A cosmetic safety review is not a pregnancy rating.
Safety tags
- Fragrance allergen
- Not assessed
Not separately assessed in this draft.
- Essential oil
- Not assessed
Not separately assessed in this draft.
- Drying alcohol
- Not assessed
Not separately assessed in this draft.
- May irritate sensitive skin
- Not assessed
Not separately assessed in this draft.
What remains uncertain
- Exact concentration, final pH and the full composition of any unprovided finished product
Clinical evidence and research
Clinical evidence
Evidence for its main benefitNot assessed
The cited references support identity, formulation role or safety context. No standalone clinical efficacy rating has been completed for the main benefit in this draft.
Sources: 1, 2, 3Regulation and ingredient label names
Regulatory information
No jurisdiction-specific assessment is recorded. An inventory listing is not blanket approval.
Names on ingredient lists
disodium edta
Chemical identity and molecular structure
Chemical information
Chemical structure
No single structure to show yet
A reviewed, unambiguous PubChem compound identifier is needed before a molecular diagram can be displayed.
| Detail | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| material scope | Hydration unconfirmed: anhydrous reference PubChem CID 8759 (336.21 g/mol); dihydrate CID 636371 (372.24 g/mol). The matching reference is selected after checking the supplier specification. | CIR: EDTA and its salts assessment record |
Content updated 9 November 2026.
Sources (3)
Scientific sources
- CIR: EDTA and its salts assessment recordsafety assessment
- PubChem: EDTA disodium salt, anhydrous, CID 8759 (336.21 g/mol)chemical identity
- PubChem: Edetate disodium dihydrate, CID 636371 (372.24 g/mol)chemical identity
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