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SODIUM LAUROYL ISETHIONATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 9 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

9 of 9 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII M590021Z02 · registered name SODIUM LAUROYL ISETHIONATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Reduces staticANTISTATICWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGCreates foamFOAMINGKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONING

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: Amended Safety Assessment of Isethionate Salts as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ラウロイルイセチオン酸Na: 本品は、イセチオン酸のラウリン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 LAUROYL ISETHIONATEINCI소듐라우로일이세티오네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)소듐에틸2-설포라우레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)SODIUM ETHYL 2-SULFOLAURATESynonymラウロイルイセチオン酸NaJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
7381-01-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
230-949-8
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID30904926
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID901334037
IUPAC
Sodium 2-(dodecanoyloxy)ethane-1-sulfonate
Molecular formula
C14H27NaO5S
Molecular weight
330.41 g/mol

Measured properties

Melting/freezing point
36 ℃
Initial boiling point and range
&amp, gt, 275 ℃
Vapour pressure
(&amp, lt, 2.2E-06 Pa @ 25°C)
Water solubility
48.4 g/ℓ (@ 20 °C)
Relative density
1.21 (@ 20 °C)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
0.3 (@ 20 °C)

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 42 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)36
  • Cleaning agent2
  • Softener and conditioner2
  • Anti-static agent1
  • Foamant1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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