How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 446 list it before the 1% line and 34 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 476 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 476
PearingCica Calming Pearcell Cleansing Bar
ErigeronAll-in-One Vegan Shampoo Ball - Pink Clay
TeenwellScalp Balance Ritual Mildly Acidic Shampoo Bar
mille de fleurhalf moon soap
innisfreeinnisfree Matcha Powder Wash
SOME BY MISOME BY MI Lacto Soy Low pH Morning Cleansing Bar
The Body ShopThe Body Shop Banana Truly Nourishing Shampoo Bar
MustelaMustela Shampoing Douche Solide
Duke CannonDuke Cannon Shampoo Puck - Barrel Char
DermalogicaDermalogica daily milkfoliant exfoliator
SidmoolScalp Hills Panthenol Shampoo Bar
DonggubatDonggubat Shampoo Bar for Oily Hair
Definition
Fatty acids, coco, 2-sulfoethyl esters, sodium salts
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Amended Safety Assessment of Isethionate Salts as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ココイルイセチオン酸Ｎａ: 本品は、イセチオン酸のヤシ油脂肪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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 58969-27-0
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 61789-32-0
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 61789-32-0 / 58969-27-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 263-052-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6028070
What products actually use it for
What the 21 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)16
- Softener and conditioner2
- Cleaning agent2
- Intermediate1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.
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 6 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Design and evaluation of solid herbal shampoo bars using eco-friendly surfactants · 2026
- Skin care industry drives demand for sodium cocoyl isethionate · 2019
- Why is sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI) mild to the skin barrier? - An in vitro investigation based on the relative sizes of the SCI micelles and the skin aqueous pores. · 2008
- Solubilization of sodium cocoyl isethionate. · 2003
- Biophysical characterization of skin damage and recovery after exposure to different surfactants · 1999
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- Wikidata