Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII ZL6OI6P595 · registered name MYRISTOYL SARCOSINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGReduces staticANTISTATICSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Amended Safety Assessment of Fatty Acyl Sarcosines and Their Salts as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Cocoyl Sarcosine, Lauroyl Sarcosine, Myristoyl Sarcosine, Oleoyl Sarcosine, Stearoyl Sarcosine, Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Sodium Myristoyl Sarcosinate, Ammonium Cocoyl Sarcosiate, and Ammonium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
MYRISTOYL SARCOSINEINCI미리스토일사코신Korean label name (MFDS standard)Glycine, N-methyl-N-(1-oxotetradecyl)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 52558-73-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 258-007-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7068766
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6041210
- IUPAC
- N-Methyl-N-tetradecanoylglycine
- Molecular formula
- C17H33NO3
- Molecular weight
- 299.455 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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
- Softener and conditioner1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- 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