The Basics On Sodium Gluconate
What is Sodium Gluconate?
The salt form of gluconic acid, sodium gluconate is a mild acid produced from the sugar glucose.
What are other names for Sodium Gluconate?
D-GLUCONIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT, D-GLUCONIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT; SODIUM GLUCONATE; SODIUM GLUCONATE, DGLUCONIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT, MONOSODIUM SALT D-GLUCONIC ACID, and SODIUM GLUCONATE
What is Sodium Gluconate used for?
It’s a great ingredient to neutralize metal (especially iron and copper) ions in a cosmetic product. This helps to prevent discoloration of the formula over time or rancidity of cosmetic oils. It can also be a pH regulator and a humectant (helps skin to cling onto water).
How Sodium Gluconate is classified
Skin-Softening, Miscellaneous
Recommendations for using Sodium Gluconate during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Limited data suggests no known risk
Sodium Gluconate During Pregnancy
What we know about using Sodium Gluconate while pregnant or breastfeeding
Limited information available.
According to the package insert for the prescription drug lactulose, in studies of mice, rats, and rabbits, doses of lactulose solution up to 6 or 12 ml/kg/day produced no deleterious effects on breeding, conception, or parturition.21 (Details were not provided.)
General safety info about Sodium Gluconate from CIR
The Expert Panel assessed the safety of 25 monosaccharides, disaccharides, and related ingredients, and concluded these ingredients are safe as used in cosmetics. Many of these ingredients are common dietary sugars, dietary sugar replacements, or very closely related analogs and salts; seven of the ingredients are listed by the FDA as GRAS food substances. The most commonly reported cosmetic function is as a skin conditioning agent; other commonly-reported functions are use as a humectant or as a flavoring agent. The Panel reviewed the animal and clinical data included in this assessment, acknowledged that the oral safety of many of these ingredients has been well established, and found it appropriate to extrapolate the existing information to conclude on the safety of all the monosaccharides, disaccharides, and related ingredients.
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Products where you might find Sodium Gluconate
Kerastase Reflection Mask for Color-Treated Hair
List of References
General sources: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
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