Official EU label nameGlossary entry 9726

EDTA

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:60-00-4

EC:200-449-4

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EDTA

Cosmetic functions: CHELATING

1,2-Ethanediamine, N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-

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2 matched or reported names

EDTAedetic acid

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name EDTA.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 60-00-4

CAS 60-00-4PubChem CID 6049

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is an ethylenediamine derivative, a tetracarboxylic acid and a polyamino carboxylic acid. It has a role as a copper chelator, a geroprotector, a calcium chelator, an antidote and an anticoagulant. It is a conjugate acid of an EDTA(2-). — ChEBI

IUPAC name: 2-[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl-(carboxymethyl)amino]acetic acid

Molecular formula: C10H16N2O8
Molecular weight: 292.24 g/mol
Exact mass: 292.09066547 Da
XLogP3: -5.9
Topological polar surface area: 156.0 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 4
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 10
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

EDTAEdetic acidEdathamilSequestrolHavidoteTitriplexCheeloxEDTA acid

16 more reported names

Sequestrene aaVersene acidTrilon BSGluma cleanserSequestric acidWarkeelate acidKomplexon iiTetrine acidQuastal SpecialMetaquest ATrilon bw(Ethylenedinitrilo)tetraacetic acidTitriplex IICheelox BF acidCelon ACelon ATH

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:42191
ChEBI:CHEBI:4735
ChEMBL:CHEMBL858
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6022977
PubMed:23124666
PubMed:23124346
PubMed:23123478
PubMed:23122078
PubMed:23115970
PubMed:23115771
PubMed:23112488
PubMed:23112486
PubMed:23110126
PubMed:23107712
PubMed:23105860
PubMed:23105463

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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