Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII LW5244PD75 · registered name AMMONIUM MYRISTYL SULFATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGCreates foamFOAMING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate and Related Alkyl Sulfates Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
AMMONIUM MYRISTYL SULFATEINCI암모늄미리스틸설페이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 52304-21-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 257-834-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5068736
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8041167
- IUPAC
- Tetradecyl hydrogen sulfate--ammonia (1/1)
- Molecular formula
- C14H33NO4S
- Molecular weight
- 311.48 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Cleaning agent1
- Foamant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 12
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata