SPF Scout · Ingredient
Sodium Dehydroacetate
What this ingredient generally does
A preservative that helps keep the product from spoiling over time. That means it protects the formula against microbes.
Reviewed before publication. This note describes function in a formulation — nothing else.
Published formulations that list this ingredient
These are the formulations currently published in the SPF Scout catalog whose stored ingredient declaration includes this ingredient. It is not a list of every product on the market, and the order carries no meaning.
Hawaiian Tropic Hawaiian Tropic Mineral Translucent Sunscreen Powder SPF 30
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
PML NYC, LLC Amazonian Clay BB Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 20 Sunscreen
SPF 20 as labeled · U.S. formulation
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Where this information comes from
Ingredient names, CAS numbers and recorded functions come from SPF Scout’s curated ingredient dictionary, grounded in CosIng, the European Commission’s Cosmetic Ingredient Database. Content © European Union, reused with acknowledgement.