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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Sodium Nitrate in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Sodium Nitrate is a cosmetic ingredient that cares for teeth and mouth. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 14 products, most often shaving.

By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 2 sourcesHow we check

What does Sodium Nitrate do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Sodium Nitrate cares for teeth and mouth, and soothes the skin. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: oral care and soothing.

oral caresoothing

What other names and numbers does Sodium Nitrate have?

CAS number
7631-99-4
EC number
231-554-3
CosIng reference
59379

Which products contain Sodium Nitrate?

Open Beauty Facts finds Sodium Nitrate in the ingredient lists of 14 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shaving, hair care and hair masks.

  • Shaving1
  • Hair care1
  • Hair masks1
  • Shampoos1
  • Eye makeup1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 6 · Germany 1 · Morocco 1 · Canada 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Sodium Nitrate turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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