Final report on the safety assessment of EDTA, calcium disodium EDTA, diammonium EDTA, dipotassium EDTA, disodium EDTA, TEA-EDTA, tetrasodium EDTA, tripotassium EDTA, trisodium EDTA, HEDTA, and trisodium HEDTA.

What was studied

Panel judged listed EDTA ingredients safe in the cosmetic uses assessed. Safety review uses group data; dated uses and concentrations apply. Chelation may increase penetration of other formulation chemicals. No benefit efficacy claim.

Checked against the published abstract on Oct 1, 2026. Source 1 ↗Source 2 ↗