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SODIUM COCOYL GLUTAMATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 97 list it before the 1% line and 43 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 139 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 139

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII BMT4RCZ3HG · registered name SODIUM COCOYL GLUTAMATE · mixture

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Amino Acid Alkyl Amides as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ココイルグルタミン酸Na: 本品は、ココイルグルタミン酸(*)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 COCOYL GLUTAMATEINCI소듐코코일글루타메이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)L-Glutamic acid, N-coco acyl derivatives, monosodium saltsSynonymココイルグルタミン酸NaJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
68187-32-6
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
269-087-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID10891961

Measured properties

Appearance
solid
Colour
colourless
pH
5.39
Melting/freezing point
212 ℃
Initial boiling point and range
220 ℃
Flash point
145 ℃
Flammability (solid, gas)
not flammable
Vapour pressure
&amp, lt, 31000 ㎩ (25℃)
Water solubility
87800 ㎎/ℓ (37℃)
Vapour density
0.723 g/㎤
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
0.597 (Pow, 37℃)

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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 12 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)7
  • Cleaning agent5

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 3 studies
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    skin corrosion: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · other guideline: according to
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · other guideline: according to
  • Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
    Eye Irritation · Read Across

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

Linked databases 15