Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 95TG5ZH57K · registered name DIETHANOLAMINE LAURYL SULFATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · Canada · China · European Union · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction II/411
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Diethanolamine and Its Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ラウリル硫酸ＤＥＡ: 本品は、ラウリルアルコール（＊）の硫酸エステルとジエタノールアミン（ＤＥＡ（＊））の塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 143-00-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-577-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20883332
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID701022870
- IUPAC
- Dodecyl hydrogen sulfate--2,2'-azanediyldi(ethan-1-ol) (1/1)
- Molecular formula
- C16H37NO6S
- Molecular weight
- 371.53 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Dodecyl sulfate, [diethanolamine salt] appears as clear to pale-yellow liquid with a mild odor. May float or sink and mix with water. (USCG, 1999) · Clear pale yellow liquid, [HSDB] Colorless liquid, [MSDSonline]
- Density
- 1.01 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water, will sink
- Melting/freezing point
- 279.42 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 543.4 ℃(760 mmHg)
- Flash point
- 282.4 ℃
- Relative density
- 1.01 (20°C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.98
- Molecular weight
- 331.2
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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.
- Cleaning agent1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- PubChem
- 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