An inorganic salt used as a buffer and corrosion inhibitor.
What it is
Sodium silicate is the sodium salt of silicic acid, an alkaline inorganic compound. CosIng lists it as anticorrosive and buffering.
Where it is used
Found in hair colouring and bleaching products, soaps and some cleansers and toothpastes.
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.
Its role is technical (pH control, protecting packaging from corrosion); the label does not show how much is used.
Functions
- Anticorrosive
- Preventing and or inhibiting the corrosion of the packaging material.
- 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
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (46)
- BLONDME Clay Lightener 350 g · Schwarzkopf Professional
- Shaving Foam Fresh · Balea Men
- Shaving Gel Velvet Violet · Balea
- Shaving Foam Sensitive · Balea Men
- Shaving Foam Lychee Love · Balea
- Shaving Foam Pure Cotton · Balea
- Rocs Aktif Kalsiyum Ekstra Beyazlatıcı Diş Macunu · Rocs
- Brillance Hårfarge 862 Natural Brown · CONAXESS TRADE NORGE AS
- Brillance Hårfarge 880 Dark Brown · CONAXESS TRADE NORGE AS
- Brillance Hårfarge 891 Blue Black · CONAXESS TRADE NORGE AS
- Brillance Hårfarge 890 Black · CONAXESS TRADE NORGE AS
- Brillance Hårfarge 883 Blackbrown · CONAXESS TRADE NORGE AS