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Sodium hexametaphosphate

CAS 8012-14-4

Also registered as 7 other CAS numbers

16210-45-0 · 20517-55-9 · 193678-44-3 · 1357387-91-7 · 10124-56-8 · 10361-03-2 · 68915-31-1

Sodium hexametaphosphate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium hexametaphosphate in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Sodium polyphosphate”.

Also known as Sodium polyphosphate · Hexasodium hexametaphosphate · Metaphosphoric acid sodium salt · Sodium hexametaphosphate ((NAPO3)6) · Calgon (old) · Calgon S

Show all 21 names

Caswell No. 772 · Chemi-charl · Ec 233-343-1 · Hyphos concentrate · Hexasodium metaphosphate · Metaphosphoric acid (H6P6O18), hexasodium salt · Metaphosphoric acid (H6P6O18), sodium salt (1:6) · Millsperse 956 · Natriumhexametaphosphat · Natrium hexametaphosphat · sodium hexameta Phosphate · Sodium hexametaphosphate (Na6P6O18) · Sodium phosphate (NaPO3)6 · UNII-N40N91DW96 · sodium hexametaphosphate (sara iii)

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an anticorrosive, a chelating agent and a fragrance ingredient. Polyphosphoric acids, sodium salts.

  • Anticorrosive
  • Chelating
  • Fragrance
  • Surfactant
  • Chelating agent
  • Flavouring
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 hexametaphosphate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 189 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Chelating agent, Corrosion inhibitor.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 189 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Chelating agent, Corrosion inhibitor.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sodium hexametaphosphate. 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 hexametaphosphate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated november 10, 2014

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

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

Food use

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.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Sodium hexametaphosphate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

189

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsLaboratory suppliesSpecialty occupational productsBatteriesIndustrial products

Typical roles

AnticorrosiveChelatingFragranceSurfactantChelating agentFlavouring
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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