Sodium Succinate Good pH-adjuster-stabiliser No known benefits Sodium Succinate at a glance Sodium salt of succinic acid Works as a pH adjuster and buffering agent May be synthetic or made via fermentation Ruled safe in its current usages Sodium Succinate description Sodium succinate is the sodium salt of succinic acid, a fermented or synthetically produced acid used primarily in cosmetics to adjust a formula’s pH. Like its parent ingredient, sodium succinate serves the same function in skin care products. The highest reported concentration of sodium succinate in a cosmetic product was 26% in a bath product that is meant to be diluted before use. The independent Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel has ruled sodium succinate safe in its current usages. This pH adjuster is also known as disodium succinate. Related ingredients: Succinic Acid