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SODIUM METHYL STEAROYL TAURATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 17 list it before the 1% line and 29 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 46 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 46

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII JFM219LJ55 · registered name SODIUM METHYL STEAROYL TAURATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGCreates foamFOAMINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING

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: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Taurate Amides and Taurate 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 ステアロイルメチルタウリンNa: 本品は、ステアリン酸(*)とN-メチルタウリンとのアミド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 METHYL STEAROYL TAURATEINCI소듐메틸스테아로일타우레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)ステアロイルメチルタウリンNaJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
149-39-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
205-738-9
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID6059736
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID3034828
IUPAC
Sodium 2-(N-methyloctadecanamido)ethane-1-sulfonate
Molecular formula
C21H42NNaO4S
Molecular weight
427.62 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
solid
Melting/freezing point
323.13 ℃
Initial boiling point and range
736.63 ℃
Vapour pressure
0.000000000000000007470 ㎜Hg (7.47E-18 mmHg)
Water solubility
15.03 ㎎/ℓ
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
2.5 (est.)
Molecular weight
427.61725

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)3
  • Foamant2
  • Cleaning agent2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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