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SODIUM LAURYL SULFOACETATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 34 list it before the 1% line and 6 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 39 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 39

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII D0Y70F2B9J · registered name SODIUM LAURYL SULFOACETATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Creates foamFOAMINGWashes 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: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2004/2005

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ラウリルスルホ酢酸Na: 本品は、酢酸誘導体であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

SODIUM LAURYL SULFOACETATEINCI소듐라우릴설포아세테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Acetic acid, sulfo-, 1-dodecyl ester, sodium saltSynonymラウリルスルホ酢酸NaJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
1847-58-1
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
217-431-7
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID4027442
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID507442
IUPAC
Sodium 2-(dodecyloxy)-2-oxoethane-1-sulfonate
Molecular formula
C14H27NaO5S
Molecular weight
330.41 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
CBI · White solid, [HSDB]
Odour
Faint lauryl alcohol odor
Solubility
In water, 3.5 g/100 mL (no temperature provided)
Density
Specific gravity: 0.55
pH
pH = 6.9-7.1 for a 0.25% solution · 6.9-7.1 (for a 0.25% solution)
Water solubility
3.5 g/100㎖ ( (no temperature provided))
Relative density
0.55
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
2.66 (/Estimated/)
Molecular weight
330.46

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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 20 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)10
  • Cleaning agent5
  • Foamant5

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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