Ingredient
Tetrasodium EDTA
Neutral in 2 Flagged in 4
Scout's take
Chelator; mild penetration enhancer and environmentally persistent. The clean alternatives are sodium gluconate, sodium phytate, or Tetrasodium GLDA.
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