Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 41MQN4869V · registered name SODIUM HYDROXYSTEARATE · single chemical substance
Sodium salt of Hydroxystearic Acid
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
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ヒドロキシステアリン酸Ｎａ: 本品は、ヒドロキシステアリン酸（＊）のナトリウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
SODIUM HYDROXYSTEARATEINCI소듐하이드록시스테아레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, monosodium saltSynonymヒドロキシステアリン酸ＮａJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 13329-67-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 236-374-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30884592
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID701024026
- IUPAC
- Sodium 12-hydroxyoctadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C18H35NaO3
- Molecular weight
- 322.465 g/mol
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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Cleaning agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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
- 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