The ingredient, explained

Sodium Anisate

A laboratory study includes the exact anisate salt and isomer.

AntimicrobialFlavouring

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Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

Sodium anisate

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Antimicrobial: A technical role associated with controlling microorganisms on skin.
Flavouring: Adds or modifies a product's flavour, including in oral-care products such as toothpaste.

Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗ · European Commission JRC: Flavouring roles in toothpaste formulations ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

A closer look

What the research shows

Laboratory research

The laboratory study included sodium anisates in a comparison of chemical structure and antimicrobial activity against four bacterial species.

What this does not tell us

The abstract gives a group-level structure-activity result, not an isolated clinical outcome or a validated preservative concentration for sodium p-anisate.

Sources for this summary. PubMed 21852187 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

Bounded targeted searches for the exact ingredient identity in primary research or final expert assessments, with selected-source verification. Not a systematic review.