Trisodium EDTA

Trisodium EDTA

AKA “Edetate trisodium, 150-38-9, EDTA trisodium salt, Trisodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, Versene-9, Edetate Trisodium [USAN], CCRIS 294, UNII-420IP921MB, EDTA trisodium salt (trihydrate)”

Ingredient

Ingredient Facts

Trisodium edta

AKA: Edetate trisodium, 150-38-9, EDTA trisodium salt, Trisodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, Versene-9, Edetate Trisodium [USAN], CCRIS 294, UNII-420IP921MB, EDTA trisodium salt (trihydrate)

Ingredient · Chelating · EWG: 1

Synthetic

Chelating Agent

Clean

Trisodium hydrogen ethylenediaminetetraacetate

Solubility 5 to 10 mg/mL at 70.7 °F (NTP, 1992)

Formula

C10H13N2Na3O8

Mol. Weight

358.19

CAS #

150-38-9

Form

Powder

State

Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, trisodium salt is an odorless white crystalline powder. pH (1% aqueous solution) 9.3. pH (10% aqueous solution) about 8.3-8.7. (NTP, 1992)

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Functions

Chelating

Grabs onto metal ions in water that would destabilize the formula. Keeps your product from going bad or changing color.

Removes Metal Ions

Reduces Inflammation

Fights Bacteria

Wound Healing

Binds metal ions

Traditional Use

A synthetic chelating agent developed in the mid-20th century as a sodium salt of EDTA. Used in cosmetics to prevent metal-catalyzed oxidation and improve product preservation.