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Sodium Borate

Sodium Borate is a buffering ingredient. It’s in 3 products on Poliage. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.

Updated October 21, 2026

In plain English

Sodium borate: used to hold the pH steady.

What it does

Contains Sodium Borate: buffering
Function listed in CosIng

Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 37742, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as borax.

Products that contain Sodium Borate

Blink Triple Care
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
BURT’S BEES
Burt’s Bees
Crème pour les mains à l’huile d’amande et au lait
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
TEATRICAL
Teatrical
Teatrical crema
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens

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