SPF Scout · Ingredient
Tetrasodium EDTA
What this ingredient generally does
Tetrasodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It binds trace metals that would otherwise spoil the formula.
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.
BCM Cosmetique SAS No7 Restore and Renew Multi Action Day Cream Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 25
SPF 25 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Chantecaille Chantecaille Ultra Sun Protection Sunscreen SPF 45
SPF 45 as labeled · U.S. formulation
DERMIO DERMATOLOGY LLC Stay Ageless Tinted Mineral Sunscreen
U.S. formulation
DOSCHER FAMILY HEALTH NP P.C. Tinted Sunscreen Broad SPF30
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Emerald Aesthetics LLC Premier Tinted Mineral Sunscreen
U.S. formulation
Premier Plastic Surgery Premier Tinted Mineral Sunscreen
U.S. formulation
SKNVcare, LLC Stay Ageless Tinted Mineral Sunscreen
U.S. formulation
Suzanne's Skin2soul LLC Stay Ageless Tinted Mineral Sunscreen
U.S. formulation
Checking this against your own list
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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.