INCI names / Baking soda
Baking soda INCI name
The INCI name for baking soda is Sodium Bicarbonate. A lotion, balm or bath product lists it by that name. In cold-process soap it reacts with the lye and ends up as a carbonate, so the tools list it as added and flag it for you to check.
| In lotions, balms and other cosmetics | Sodium Bicarbonate |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap | It reacts with the lye and ends up as a carbonate. The tools list it as added, "Sodium Bicarbonate", following Article 19(1)(g) of the Cosmetics Regulation ("at the time they are added"), and flag it for you to check. To name what the bar holds instead, add inci: with that name to the line. |
| On a US label | Sodium Bicarbonate |
| In Great Britain and Northern Ireland | The same name as the EU. Northern Ireland uses the EU glossary cited below; Great Britain still uses the glossary it kept from the EU, where the name has another entry number. |
| What it is used for (CosIng) | abrasive, buffering, deodorant, oral care, skin protecting |
| Also entered as | bicarbonate of soda, bicarb, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate |
Glossary citation: Sodium Bicarbonate #26293 (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 on EUR-Lex).
In the soap or skincare tool, put it on its own line with its weight, for example "baking soda, 5", and the tool prints the name for the region you choose.
Transcribed from the EU glossary of common ingredient names (Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175) and checked against it; the US names are the ones FDA's substance registry (GSRS) records, and the uses are those CosIng, the Commission's cosmetic ingredient database, lists. A labelling reference.