Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII KT8KJB6VBB · registered name SODIUM MONOMETHYLNAPHTHALENESULFONATE · mixture
Cosmetic roles
Helps poorly soluble ingredients dissolve in waterSURFACTANT - HYDROTROPESurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGTurns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name メチルナフタレンスルホン酸Ｎａ: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるモノ及びジメチルナフタレンスルホン酸塩の混合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
SODIUM METHYLNAPHTHALENESULFONATEINCI소듐메틸나프탈렌설포네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Naphthalenesulfonic acid, methyl-, sodium saltSynonymメチルナフタレンスルホン酸ＮａJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 26264-58-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 247-564-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90897441
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)6
- Solubility enhancer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)