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Sodium molybdate

CAS 37297-00-0

Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers

58968-03-9 · 64093-84-1 · 153456-57-6 · 7631-95-0 · 12680-49-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium molybdate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Molybdenum sodium oxide · Molybdate (MoO4 --), disodium, (2 Na) · sodium salt Molybdic acid · Oxyde de molybdene et de sodium · Sodium molybdenum oxide · Sodium orthomolybdate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an anticorrosive.
Anticorrosive
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sodium molybdate appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Corrosion inhibitor.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Corrosion inhibitor.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 3 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 3 total products.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sodium molybdate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Sodium molybdate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2020-08-31
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2028-12-28
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Sodium molybdate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Typical roles

Anticorrosive

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium molybdate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Sodium molybdate in the catalog.