Sodium phytate is a chelating agent that serves to remove heavy metal ions from water. Removing metal ions helps other ingredients, such as antioxidants and preservatives, to perform better and keep products from separating.
Functions
Chelating
Chelating
Chelating – deactivates harmful heavy metal ions.
Chelating
Chelating
Chelating – deactivates harmful heavy metal ions.
Origin
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Overview
Sodium phytate is a chelating agent.
A natural alternative to EDTA, this ingredient serves to remove heavy metal ions from the water in various skincare products. It does so by surrounding and latching onto each metal ion and essentially disabling its harmful effects.
The process of removing heavy metal ions from skincare products is beneficial for several reasons. First, removing metal ions helps other ingredients, such as antioxidants and preservatives, perform better. Second, heavy metal ions can destabilize products, so removing them from contention helps keep products from separating out.
