This entry shows data from the EU CosIng database. An editorial description has not been written and reviewed yet.
Functions
- Buffering
- Stabilising the pH of an aqueous medium in a narrow range even if an acid or base is added. Altering and/or maintaining a cosmetic product's pH at the desired level.
EU regulation
EU · Annex III, entry 61Monoalkylamines, monoalkanolamines and their salts
- Maximum concentration
- Maximum secondary amine content: 0.5%
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2009/1223
EU · Annex II, entry 1396Borates, tetraborates, octaborates and boric acid salts and esters, including:
Disodium octaborate anhydrous [1]
Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate [2]
2-Aminoethanol, monoester with boric acid [3]
2-Hydroxypropyl ammonium dihydrogen orthoborate [4]
Potassium borate, boric acid potassium salt [5]
Trioctyldodecyl borate [6]
Zinc borate [7]
Sodium borate, disodium tetraborate anhydrous; boric acid, sodium salt [8]
Tetraboron disodium heptaoxide, hydrate [9]
Orthoboric acid, sodium salt [10
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EU) 2019/1966

