Name
Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate
Description
Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate is a cosmetic preservative used shampoos, baby wipes, cleaning agents, cleansing bars, lotions and many other household products. It is the sodium salt of modified amino acid glycine.
Benefits
Keeps bacteria in water-based formulas at bay.
Considerations
• Releases Formaldehyde
Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate works as a preservative by slowly releasing small amounts of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen.
• Skin Irritation
Known skin irritant and sensitizer.
• Eye Irritation
Irritating and damaging to eyes. • Cancer The EU classifies sodium hydroxymethylglycinate as a possible carcinogen.
• Genotoxic
The EU classifies this ingredient as damaging to DNA. • Respiratory Toxicant May cause respiratory irritation in aerosolized products.
Synonyms
Sodium 2-((hydroxymethyl)amino)acetate
Sodium hydroxymethyl glycinate
sodium hydroxymethylglycinate
Sodium N-(hydroxymethyl)glycinate
Glycine, N-(hydroxymethyl)-, monosodium salt
sodium;2-(hydroxymethylamino)acetate
Sodium hydroxymethylamino acetate
N-(Hydroxymethyl)glycine monosodium salt
Sodium (hydroxymethyl)glycinate
Glycine, N-(hydroxymethyl)-, sodium salt (1:1)
Sodium 2-(hydroxymethylamino)acetate
Hydroxymethylaminoacetic acid, sodium salt
Hydroxymethylglycine, sodium salt
N-(Hydroxymethyl)glycine, monosodium salt
Sodium hydroxymethyl glycinate, AldrichCPR
GLYCINE, N-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-, SODIUM SALT
Q27276411
N-(Hydroxymethyl)glycine monosodium salt; Sodium hydroxymethylamino acetate
Research Sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20233550/
https://echa.europa.eu/substance-information/-/substanceinfo/100.067.576 https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23664641
Summary
Avoid.
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