Is Sodium Cetyl Sulfate safe in cosmetics?
Sodium Cetyl Sulfate has a safety rating of "MODERATE" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: permitted.
Moderate
Cosmetic Ingredient
Sodium Cetyl Sulfate
Also known as: Conco sulfate C, EINECS 214-292-4, Hexadecyl sulfate, sodium salt, Nikkol S.C.S, NSC 139031 (+1 more)
INCI: SODIUM CETYL SULFATE
Sodium Cetyl Sulfate (CAS 1120-01-0) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Surfactant – cleansing, surfactant – emulsifying. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data.
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Auto-generated CPSR Part A draft with source citations
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
Sodium Cetyl Sulfate is classified GHS Danger (H315, H318, H319, H335) in the chemicals database but is allowed in EU cosmetics.
Source: Cosmetics: ingredients.eu_status; Chemicals: ghs_classifications.signal_word/hazard_statement_code
Function
Surfactant – cleansing, surfactant – emulsifying
Safety Rating
MODERATE
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
sodium hexadecyl sulfate
InChIKey
GGHPAKFFUZUEKL-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
permitted
US Notes
CIR-reviewed: safe as used in present practices and concentrations
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Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Sodium Cetyl Sulfate.
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Additional Ingredient Properties
2 property records from structured ingredient metadata.
baby_pediatric
{"cas_number": "CAS-37150", "ingredient_class": "cleanser_baby", "pediatric_safety_rating": "good", "minimum_age_months": "3", "neonatal_safe": "no", "premature_infant_safe": "insufficient_data", "skin_barrier_maturity_consideration": "Mild derivative surfactant", "transepidermal_absorption_risk_pediatric": "low", "systemic_exposure_concern_pediatric": "low", "dose_per_kg_body_weight_concern": "Su…
surfactant
{"cas_number": "65523-77-7", "surfactant_type": "anionic", "chemical_class": "sulfate", "charge_at_use_ph": "negative", "cmc_critical_micelle_concentration_mm": "5.327568456617413", "hlb_value": "42.0", "foam_volume_ml_ross_miles": "151", "foam_quality": "dense", "foam_stability_5min_pct": "91", "cleansing_power_rating_1_to_10": "8.817017986542758", "oil_emulsification_capacity": "very good", "seb…
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Cleaning agent
Emulsifier
Foamant
Surfactant (surface active agent)
Regulatory List Membership (1)
FDA Indirect Food Contact Additives
Expert Verdict
Expert safety assessment and concern-level summary for Sodium Cetyl Sulfate.
Known Synonyms
Conco sulfate C
EINECS 214-292-4
Hexadecyl sulfate, sodium salt
Nikkol S.C.S
NSC 139031
UNII-3V3Y3O7BIQ
Chemical Function
Surfactant (surface active agent)
Emulsifier
Cleaning agent
Foamant
Regulatory Lists
Indirect additives food contact (10/2018)
inert_ingredient; non_food_use; Pesticides
Australian Status
AICIS status: listed
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
Compound
SODIUM HEXADECYL SULFATE
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL1213507
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sodium Cetyl Sulfate allowed in the EU?
Sodium Cetyl Sulfate EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Sodium Cetyl Sulfate do in cosmetics?
Sodium Cetyl Sulfate functions as: Surfactant – cleansing, surfactant – emulsifying. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 1120-01-0.
Is Sodium Cetyl Sulfate used outside cosmetics?
Sodium Cetyl Sulfate also appears in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
Does Sodium Cetyl Sulfate have different safety status in cosmetics vs industrial chemicals?
Sodium Cetyl Sulfate is classified GHS Danger (H315, H318, H319, H335) in the chemicals database but is allowed in EU cosmetics.
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