The Basics On Edta
What is Edta?
Acronym for ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, a stabilizer used in cosmetics.
What are other names for Edta?
(ETHYLENEDINITRILO)TETRA- ACETIC ACID, 3,6-BIS(CARBOXYMETHYL)- 3,6-DIAZAOCTANEDIOIC ACID, 3,6-DIAZAOCTANEDIOIC ACID, 3,6-BIS(CARBOXYMETHYL)-, ACETIC ACID, (ETHYLENEDINITRILO)TETRA-, EDETIC ACID, EDTA, ETHYLENE DIAMINE TETRA ACETIC ACID, ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID, GLYCINE, N,N 1,2ETHANEDIYLBIS[N(CARBOXYMETHYL), GLYCINE, N,N’-1,2-ETHANEDI YLBIS[N-(CARBOXYMETHYL)-, N,N’-1,2-ETHANEDI YLBIS[N-(CARBOXYMETHYL)- GLYCINE, N,N’-1,2-ETHANEDIYLBIS[N-(CARBOXYMETHYL)GLYCINE, and N,N’-1,2-ETHANEDIYLBIS[N-(CARBOXYMETHYL)GLYCINE]
What is Edta used for?
EDTA (short for Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid) is a metal binding compound used in skin care formulations to prevent deterioration.
How Edta is classified
Miscellaneous
Recommendations for using Edta during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Limited data suggests no known risk
Edta During Pregnancy
What we know about using Edta while pregnant or breastfeeding
Limited information available.
N/A
General safety info about Edta from CIR
No report found.
Use this, not that!
Products where you might find Edta
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta Extra Strength Daily Peel – Packettes ;Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta Extra Strength Daily Peel – Packettes ; Viviscal Extra Strength Hair Growth Supplements;Verso Eye Cream Extra Nourish;DHC Extra Nighttime Moisture; YUNI SHOWER SHEETS Large Body Wipes;ILIA Balmy Nights Lip Scrub;YUNI HOT HEAD Microveil Hair Treatment
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/
1. EDTA. EWG’s Skin Deep Cosmetic Database. https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/702146/DISODIUM_EDTA/. Published 2018. Accessed October 2018. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic_acid (Wikipedia) This article is about the chemical. For the medication, see Sodium calcium edetate.Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), also known by several other names, is a chemical originating in multiseasonal plants with dormancy stages as a lipidopreservative which helps to develop the stem, currently used for both industrial and medical purposes. It was synthetized for the first time in 1935 by Ferdinand M√ºnz. It is an aminopolycarboxylic acid and a colorless, water-soluble solid. Its conjugate base is ethylenediaminetetraacetate. It is widely used to dissolve limescale. Its usefulness arises because of its role as a hexadentate (“six-toothed”) ligand and chelating agent, i.e., its ability to sequester metal ions such as Ca2+ and Fe3+. After being bound by EDTA into a metal complex, metal ions remain in solution but exhibit diminished reactivity. EDTA is produced as several salts, notably disodium EDTA and calcium disodium EDTA.
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