Chelators
Disodium EDTA
It supports formula robustness by reducing the availability of selected metals, but does not replace antioxidants or a validated preservative system.
- INCI
- DISODIUM EDTA
- CAS
- 139-33-3
- Also known as
- disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate · EDTA disodium salt
- Function
- Chelators
Ingredient answer
What is Disodium EDTA?
Disodium EDTA is a water-compatible chelator used to bind trace metal ions that can accelerate oxidation, discoloration, or preservative stress.
Formulation behavior
How it works inside a formula
Dissolve fully at a compatible pH and evaluate the chelator within the actual water quality, packaging, color, and microbial challenge.
Where it appears
Common product contexts
- cleansers
- water-based serums
- lotions and creams
Practical caution
What to keep in view
Select for the pH and regulatory context and confirm it supports, rather than replaces, the preservation system.
Take the ingredient into a working formula.
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