INCI names / Sodium citrate
Sodium citrate INCI name
The INCI name for sodium citrate is Sodium Citrate. The tools list it by that name in every product, soap included, at the weight you enter.
| In lotions, balms and other cosmetics | Sodium Citrate |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap | Sodium Citrate, as added |
| On a US label | Sodium Citrate |
| 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) | buffering, chelating, fragrance |
| Also entered as | trisodium citrate |
Glossary citation: Sodium Citrate #26491 (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 "sodium citrate, 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.