Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 6C544ES326 · registered name Sodium Lauroyl Taurate · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Reduces staticANTISTATICSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGCreates foamFOAMING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Taurate Amides and Taurate Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ラウロイルタウリンＮａ: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機酸塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
SODIUM LAUROYL TAURATEINCI소듐라우로일타우레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)ラウロイルタウリンＮａJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 70609-66-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 274-695-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID70990823
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID501417912
- IUPAC
- Sodium 2-dodecanamidoethane-1-sulfonate
- Molecular formula
- C14H28NNaO4S
- Molecular weight
- 329.43 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Foamant1
- Cleaning agent1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low4
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 5 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Single Insult Occlusive Patch Test according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: OECD 406 according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: As mentioned below - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Draize test according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- 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