Very Disliked

Sodium Chloride

Explained

Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.

You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.

See all 16,159 products with Sodium Chloride

Users who like it
9%
Users who avoid it
91%

What it does

Masking Obscuring or blocking

Prevalence

Somewhat common Percentage of products that contain it
12.4%
Top categories
Makeup
Cleansers
Sunscreens
Position Predominant list placement
Top 50%
Concentration Concentrations we've seen
0% to 65%

References

CosIng Data

CosIng ID 37813
INCI Name SODIUM CHLORIDE
INN Name sodium chloride
EC #  231-598-3
Ph. Eur. Name natrii chloridum
All Functions Bulking, Masking, Oral Care, Viscosity Controlling