Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 3V3Y3O7BIQ · registered name SODIUM CETYL SULFATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGCreates foamFOAMING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name セチル硫酸Ｎａ: 本品は、セタノール（＊）の硫酸エステルのナトリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
SODIUM CETYL SULFATEINCI소듐세틸설페이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)1-Hexadecanol, hydrogen sulfate, sodium saltSynonymセチル硫酸ＮａJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1120-01-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 214-292-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0042400
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8022400
- IUPAC
- Sodium hexadecyl sulfate
- Molecular formula
- C16H33NaO4S
- Molecular weight
- 344.49 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 5 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.
- Emulsifier2
- Foamant1
- Cleaning agent1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- 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