Disodium EDTA

Our database includes 5388 products that contain Disodium EDTA.

Community rating: Disliked

Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives. It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.

Disodium EDTA is a salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and are found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.

Also known as: Disodium

Disodium EDTA is a common cosmetic ingredient, with about 28.1% of the products in our database containing it.

Community Data

154 people from our community have liked or disliked this ingredient.

Users who like it 💖

Often have the following skin types:

Combination Oily

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Wrinkles • Redness • Dullness • Oiliness

Users who dislike it 💔

Often have the following skin types:

Combination Sensitive

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Oiliness • Dullness • Dryness • Sensitivity

Where it's used

Disodium EDTA is most often found as ingredient number 23 within an ingredient list.

Of the 2 products in our database that have a known concentration of Disodium EDTA, we've seen concentrations from 45% to 50% specified within their ingredient lists.

These are the categories of products that use Disodium EDTA the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 33604
  • INCI Name: DISODIUM EDTA
  • INN Name: edetate disodium
  • EC #:  205-358-3
  • Ph. Eur. Name: natrii edetas
  • All Functions: Chelating, Viscosity Controlling
What is CosIng?

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.