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Sodium iodide

CAS 59216-98-7

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

61456-04-0 · 7681-82-5

Sodium iodide chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium iodide in plain language

What it is

Also known as FDY-5301 · Anayodin · Iodure de sodium · Ioduril · Jodid sodny · NaI

Show all 18 names

Natriumiodid · Natriumjodid · Sodium Iodide 20% · Sodium Iodide,99% · Sodium iodide (NaI) · Sodium monoiodide · Soiodin · ioduro de sodio · natrii iodidum · sodium iodide (100 mcg/ml) · sodiumiodide · Iodide (as sodium iodide)

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial.

  • Antimicrobial
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 iodide appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database3 entries — 3 administration routes
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 10 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SPONGE; Potency: 0.74 %w/wSource →
    • Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: DOUCHE; Potency: 0.75 %w/wSource →
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 59 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 59 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 14 active drug products and 14 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 14 active drug products and 14 total products.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 iodide. 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 iodide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

8 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated december 8, 2014

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

    Open →
  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →
Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

clinicaltrialsregister.eu

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

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

Source records

59

Named organisations

6

Laboratory suppliesSpecialty occupational productsFood and drugPersonal care

Typical roles

Antimicrobial
See products using Sodium iodide →

Catalog

Found in these products

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