Ingredient glossary / Chelating agent
Sodium gluconate
On the label: Sodium Gluconate · Chelating agent
What it is
A corn-derived chelating agent used in place of EDTA.
Chelating agents: Chelating agents bind metal ions in the water so they do not spoil the product or weaken the preservative.
In the research
6 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis presenting with painless ulcer on the right forearm: A case report · World journal of clinical cases, 2022
- On the Thermus thermophilus HB8 potential pathogenicity triggered from rhamnolipids secretion: morphological alterations and cytotoxicity induced on fibroblastic cell line · Amino acids, 2012
- Chemosensory function of amphibian skin: integrating epithelial transport, capillary blood flow and behaviour · Acta physiologica (Oxford, England), 2011
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
Products whose label lists it
2 on the siteMatched from the ingredient list the supplier printed; the position in the list (first or thirtieth) is on each product page.
Made in the USA
Made in the USA
Other chelating agents
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