SODIUM PANTOTHENATE

Functions: Hair Conditioning

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Description

Pantethine is composed of two molecules of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5). Calcium Pantothenate and Sodium Pantothenate are salts of pantothenic acid. In cosmetics and personal care products, Pantethine, Calcium Pantothenate and Sodium Pantothenate are used primarily in hair care products.

References

• FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
• NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.