beauty
cleaning
industrial

Sodium glycolate

CAS 2836-32-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium glycolate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Glykokolan sodny · Natriumglykolat · Glycolic acid sodium salt · Monosodium salt glycolic acid · Sodium glycollate · Sodium hydroxyacetate
Show all 16 names
sodium 2-hydroxyacetate · Acetic acid, 2-hydroxy-, sodium salt (1:1) · Acetic acid, hydroxy-, monosodium salt · C2H3NaO3 · Sodium salt glycolic acid · Glycolate de sodium · monosodium salt Hydroxyacetic acid · Monosodium glycolate · Sodium lycolate · glicolato de sodio
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a pH buffer. Glycolic acid, monosodium salt.
Buffering
pH adjuster
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 glycolate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveGlycolic acid, monosodium salt
- Glycolic acid, monosodium saltSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 61 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Medical/dental, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, No specific technical function.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 61 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Medical/dental, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent, No specific technical function.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 glycolate. 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 glycolate 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 october 15, 2019
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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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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

chemicalland21.com

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

Source records

Named organisations

Specialty occupational productsMedical/dentalIndustrial productsCleaning products and household carePersonal careVehicle

Typical roles

BufferingpH adjuster

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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