Sodium Dehydroacetate

(in 7,281 products)

1. Antimicrobial Preservative - Actively kills and inhibits the growth of unwanted microorganisms which may be harmful.

2. Preservative - Prevents and inhibits the growth of unwanted microorganisms which may be harmful

Sodium dehydroacetate is the sodium salt of dehydroacetic acid. It is tasteless, odorless white powders. It has E number E266 but is not approved to use as food additive in EU.

Sodium Dehydroacetate is a preservative used in cosmetics and personal care products because of its antimicrobial properties. It appears in a variety of products, including bath, skin care, suntan, sunscreen, fragrance, shaving, hair and nail care products, and eye and facial makeup, because of its ability to kill microorganisms. Sodium Dehydroacetate is considered to be an effective antimicrobial and preservative even at very low concentrations, prohibiting the growth of bacterial and fungal microbes, although they do not necessarily kill already developed microbes. [1]

1. PubChem: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23675081

1. South Korea - Ministry of Food and Drug Safety - Prohibited/Restricted Chemicals

- Ref: 659

2. E-numbers which are not found in EU FOOD

- "E266"

3. Japan’s List of Designated Food Additives under Article 10 of the Food Sanitation Act

- Sodium Dehydroacetate

4. Association of Southeast Asian Nations Annex VI, Allowed Preservatives

- 3-Acetyl-6-methylpyran-2,4 (3H)-dione (Dehydroacetic acid) and its salts