"No penalty" in all categories.
- Origin(s): Synthetic, Mineral
- Other languages: Cloreto de sódio, Cloruro de sodio, Cloruro di sodio, Natriumchlorid, Sel de table (Chlorure de Sodium)
- INCI name: SODIUM CHLORIDE
- EINECS/ELINCS number: 231-598-3
- Bio-compatible (COSMOS Reference)
Namely
Sodium chloride is a sodium salt also known as table salt, commonly used in food for salting food. It is the basic material in the chemical industry to produce soda and chlorine. In cosmetics, it is often used as a thickener in shampoos and shower gels or in oral preparations to clean and eliminate odors. Table salt (depending on the concentration used) may tend in some cases to dry the skin and irritate the scalp. Sodium chloride is allowed in organic.
Its functions (INCI)
- Bulking : Reduces apparent cosmetics density.
- Masking : Reduces or inhibits the odor or basic taste of the product
- Oral care/hygiene agent : Provides cosmetic effects to the oral cavity (cleaning, deodorization and protection)
- Viscosity controlling : Increases or decreases the viscosity of cosmetics
This ingredient is present in 18.57% of cosmetics.
