What does Edetate trisodium do?

Used in cosmetics as a chelating agent.

Is Edetate trisodium safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Edetate trisodium

CAS 8014-66-2

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

97928-92-2 · 2588541-22-2 · 150-38-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Edetate trisodium in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Trisodium EDTA”.
Also known as Trisodium EDTA · Trisodium edetate · EDTA trisodium salt · Trisodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate · EDTA trisodium · (EDTA
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(Ethylenedinitrilo)tetraacetic acid trisodium salt · Aethylendiamin-tetraessigsaeure-tri-na-salz · Acetic acid, (ethylenedinitrilo)tetra-, trisodium salt · Chelate C · Chelest 2CS · Chelest C · EDTA trisodium salt (trihydrate) · trisodium salt EDTA · Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, trisodium salt, trihydrate · Limclair · Trisodium hydrogen ethylenediaminetetraacetate · Trisodium hydrogen(ethylenedinitrilo)tetraacetate · UNII-420IP921MB · VERSENE-9 · trisodium ethylene diamine tetraacetate · trisodium salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid · Kitelock component edetate trisodium
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a chelating agent.
Chelating
Chelating agent
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. Edetate trisodium appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 925 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Laboratory supplies, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 925 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Laboratory supplies, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent.Source →
USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: NA
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: NASource →
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 Edetate trisodium. 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 Edetate trisodium yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated august 18, 2015
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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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

clinicaltrials.gov

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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 Edetate trisodium in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

925

Named organisations

Cleaning products and household careLaboratory suppliesIndustrial productsRaw materialsSpecialty occupational productsCleaning and safety

Typical roles

ChelatingChelating agent

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Edetate trisodium; 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 Edetate trisodium in the catalog.