Sodium Chloride
Sodium Chloride is a viscosity controlling and oral care ingredient. It’s in 2,473 products on Poliage, most often body wash, shampoo and cleanser. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 26, 2026
In plain English
Table salt. Thickens cleansing formulas and, in some products, acts as a scrub.
What it does
Contains Sodium Chloride: bulking
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium Chloride: masking
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium Chloride: oral-care
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium Chloride: viscosity-controlling
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 37813, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as natrii chloridum and salt.
Products that contain Sodium Chloride
tooth wash
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Johnson’s
Top-to-toe baby bath
500 ml · Label from United Kingdom · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Williams
Tortilla Home Style Soup Mix, Tortilla
8 oz/227 g · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Fenty Skin
Total Cleans’r Remove-It-All Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Black Opal
Total Coverage Concealing Foundation
Foundation · Lists retinoid, parabens
aussie
Total Miracle 7in1
778 ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Aussie
TOTAL MIRACLE 7N1 CONDITIONER
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Aussie
TOTAL MIRACLE 7N1 SHAMPOO
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Medik8
Total Moisture Daily Cleansing Gel
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
Ole Henriksen
Touch Retexturizing Body Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Allies of Skin
Tranexamic & Arbutin Advanced Brightening Serum
Serum · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Mario Badescu
Travel Size Enzyme Cleansing Gel
Lists fragrance, parabens, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Soap & Glory
Travel Size Face Soap And Clarity Facial Wash
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Mario Badescu
Travel Size Glycolic Foaming Cleanser
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, parabens, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
KORRES
Travel Size Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Tresemme
Tresemee Moisture Rich
1.15L · Label from Canada · Lists fragrance, sulfates, silicones, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
tresemmé
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones
Unilever
Tresemme Botanic Shampoo
Label from South Africa · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Tresemme
tresemme color revitalize
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones
Tresemme
Tresemme Conditioner
828ml · Label from Canada · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones
Tresemme
Tresemme Fermented Rice Shampoo
370 ml · Label from India · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Unilever
TRESemmé Intensa Hidratación
100 mL ℮ · Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
TRESemmé
TRESemmé Moisture Rich Shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Tresemmé
Tresemmé shampoo and conditioner
Shampoo · 500 ml · Label from Iceland · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
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