# Sodium hexametaphosphate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid1047522
Categories: beauty, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Anticorrosive, Chelating, Fragrance, Surfactant, Chelating agent, Flavouring
Identifier: DTXSID1047522

> Sodium hexametaphosphate: Used in cosmetics as an anticorrosive, a chelating agent and a fragrance ingredient. Polyphosphoric acids, sodium salts. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 189 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Laboratory supplies. Compiled from 6 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 189 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Laboratory supplies.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Sodium metaphosphate
- EU: Active — Polyphosphoric acids, sodium salts
- US: commercial use observed — 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.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/59551
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated november 10, 2014): https://living-future.org/declare-products/digital-dye-injected-or-continuous-dyed-modular-carpet-tile/
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:N40N91DW96
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24968

_Assessed by Greenveil._