Synonym(s)
CAS number: 72-17-3 / 867-56; Sodium lactate
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"Sodium' means the element sodium, 'lactate' the salt/ester of lactic acid (2-hydroxypropanoic acid).
Sodium lactate, the sodium lactate, is used in cosmetic formulations. The substance acts as a buffer substance (regulates and stabilizes the pH value of cosmetic products) and as a humectant (preserves the skin moisture or binds moisture in cosmetic products).
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