A chelating and anti-tartar agent.
What it is
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate binds calcium and other metal ions. In toothpastes it helps limit tartar build-up; elsewhere it acts as a buffer and chelator.
Where it is used
Found mainly in 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.
Functions
- Anticaking
- Preventing agglomeration of particulate solids into lumps or hard masses (cohesive cake), thus allowing free flow of particles.
- 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.
- Chelating
- Forming complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetics.
- Oral care
- Providing cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (102)
- Charcoal Pore-Minimising Mask · The Body Shop
- Peppermint Reviving Pumice Foot Scrub · The Body Shop
- Chinese Ginseng & Rice Clarifying Polishing Mask · The Body Shop
- Tea Tree 3-in-1 Wash, Scrub & Mask · The Body Shop
- płyn do higieny jamy ustnej ULTRA WHITE, 500 ml · Tołpa
- pasta do zębów, 75 ml · Tołpa
- 2 Skin Pocket Pressed Powder · Bell
- Śliwkowa maska / 100 ml · Apis
- Perfect Moisture Intensively moisturizing algae mask / 50ml · Apis
- Perfect Moisture intensywnie nawilżająca maska algowa / 50ml · Apis
- Colgate strong theeth · Colgate
- Karies Kontroll Kalciumboost · Colgate