Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII FU19SYM476 · registered name CETETHYL MORPHOLINIUM ETHOSULFATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGReduces staticANTISTATICInhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIALSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Cetethyl Morpholinium Ethosulfate
CIR reviewed this ingredient and flagged its status as: CIR insufficient data ingredients - use not supported (insufficient data or use not supported — CIR's own classification, not a full safety-as-used conclusion).
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
CETETHYL MORPHOLINIUM ETHOSULFATEINCI세테틸모폴리늄에토설페이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Morpholinium, 4-ethyl-4-hexadecyl-, ethyl sulfateSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 78-21-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 201-094-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4051245
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3029867
- IUPAC
- 4-Ethyl-4-hexadecylmorpholin-4-ium ethyl sulfate
- Molecular formula
- C24H51NO5S
- Molecular weight
- 465.73 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 14 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)5
- Anti-static agent3
- Softener and conditioner2
- Biocide2
- Emulsifier2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata