A sulfur-containing salt used as a reducing agent.
What it is
Sodium oxymethylene sulfoxylate is sodium hydroxymethanesulfinate, the sodium salt of hydroxymethanesulfinic acid, a reducing agent also known as sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate. CosIng lists it as a reducing agent.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
Functions
- Reducing
- Changing the chemical nature of another ingredient by adding hydrogen (or removing oxygen).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.