Sodium Methyl Palmitate Sulfonate is the sodium salt of the sulfonated methyl ester of Palmitic Acid.
Definition
Sodium Methyl Palmitate Sulfonate is the sodium salt of the sulfonated methyl ester of Palmitic Acid.
Cosmetic roles
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGCreates foamFOAMINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
SODIUM METHYL PALMITATE SULFONATEINCI소듐메틸팔미테이트설포네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4016-24-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7063265
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0039722
- IUPAC
- Sodium 1-methoxy-1-oxohexadecane-2-sulfonate
- Molecular formula
- C17H33NaO5S
- Molecular weight
- 372.5 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 178.2~181.9 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 260 ℃(at 1013 hPa)
- Vapour pressure
- 0 ㎩ (25 °C)
- Water solubility
- 271.9 ㎎/ℓ (20°C)
- Relative density
- 1.211
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.06
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 7 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)4
- Cleaning agent2
- Foamant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard