How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII T4EWW0Y4EJ · registered name SODIUM STEARYL SULFATE · 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 on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate and Related Alkyl Sulfates Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ステアリル硫酸Ｎａ: 本品は、ステアリルアルコール（＊）の硫酸エステル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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1120-04-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 214-295-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6047103
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4027103
- IUPAC
- Sodium octadecyl sulfate
- Molecular formula
- C18H37NaO4S
- Molecular weight
- 372.54 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 286.47 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 658.15 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 2.3E-14 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 0.4942 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.46
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: 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.
- Cleaning agent1
- Emulsifier1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
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
- Tlooto literature search
- 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