How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 6 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
7 of 7 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
FarmacyFarmacy Green Clean Fragrance-Free Gentle Creamy Cleanser Mini
TSUBAKIPremium Moist & Repair Conditioner 450ml
TSUBAKIPremium Volume & Repair Conditioner 450ml
CurlsmithCurlsmith Full Body Weightless Shampoo
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Curl Enhancing Shampoo
TSUBAKIPremium Volume & Repair Shampoo & Conditioner Set of 2
TSUBAKIPremium Moist & Repair Shampoo & Conditioner Set of 2
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII FXG7384HSN · registered name SODIUM METHYLTAURATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name メチルタウリンＮａ: 本品は、Ｎ－メチルアミノエタンスルホン酸のナトリウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4316-74-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 224-339-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5029263
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID309263
- IUPAC
- Sodium 2-(methylamino)ethane-1-sulfonate
- Molecular formula
- C3H8NNaO3S
- Molecular weight
- 161.15 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · solid
- Melting/freezing point
- (-28deg C)
- Initial boiling point and range
- 493.73 ℃
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- (-5.04)
- Molecular weight
- 161.15
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 3 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.
- Softener and conditioner1
- Intermediate1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Corrosive
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- 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