Sodium Metaphosphate

What this ingredient generally does

This buffers, meaning it keeps the acidity steady, and chelates, binding trace metals that would spoil the formula. It's also listed for oral care use. In practice, it helps hold the product's balance and stops metal traces from causing problems.

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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.

• innisfree INNISFREE DAILY UV INVISIBLE BARRIER SUNSCREEN SERUM

  U.S. formulation

• Innisfree Corporation INNISFREE DAILY UV INVISIBLE BARRIER SUNSCREEN SERUM

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO BENEFIANCE NUTRIPERFECT DAY

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO FUTURE solution LX TOTAL PROTECTIVE S

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO REVITALESSENCE SKIN GLOW PRIMER

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO ULTIMATE SUN PROTECTION S

  U.S. formulation

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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.

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