Is Sodium Stearyl Sulfate safe in cosmetics?
Sodium Stearyl Sulfate has a safety rating of "GOOD" in our database. EU status: restricted. US status: permitted.
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Cosmetic Ingredient
Sodium Stearyl Sulfate
Also known as: EINECS 214-295-0, Octadecyl sodium sulfate, Sodium monooctadecyl sulfate, Sodium monostearyl sulfate, Sodium octadecyl sulfate
INCI: SODIUM STEARYL SULFATE
Sodium Stearyl Sulfate (CAS 1120-04-3) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Cleansing agent, surfactant (cleansing), surfactant (emulsifying). EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: restricted. 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
Function
Cleansing agent, surfactant (cleansing), surfactant (emulsifying)
Safety Rating
GOOD
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
sodium octadecyl sulfate
InChIKey
NWZBFJYXRGSRGD-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
restricted
US US Status
permitted
US Notes
No specific restriction; CIR Expert Panel concluded safe for use as a cosmetic ingredient
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Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Sodium Stearyl Sulfate.
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Additional Ingredient Properties
2 property records from structured ingredient metadata.
baby_pediatric
{"cas_number": "CAS-30847", "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": "67101-79-9", "surfactant_type": "anionic", "chemical_class": "sulfate", "charge_at_use_ph": "negative", "cmc_critical_micelle_concentration_mm": "6.298302486226859", "hlb_value": "33.0", "foam_volume_ml_ross_miles": "144", "foam_quality": "dense", "foam_stability_5min_pct": "78", "cleansing_power_rating_1_to_10": "8.294696355843104", "oil_emulsification_capacity": "good", "sebum_re…
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Cleaning agent
Emulsifier
Surfactant (surface active agent)
Expert Verdict
Expert safety assessment and concern-level summary for Sodium Stearyl Sulfate.
Regulatory Flags
natural-origin
Known Synonyms
EINECS 214-295-0
Octadecyl sodium sulfate
Sodium monooctadecyl sulfate
Sodium monostearyl sulfate
Sodium octadecyl sulfate
Chemical Function
Surfactant (surface active agent)
Emulsifier
Cleaning agent
Regulatory Lists
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 OCTADECYL SULFATE
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL462322
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sodium Stearyl Sulfate allowed in the EU?
Sodium Stearyl Sulfate EU regulatory status: restricted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Sodium Stearyl Sulfate do in cosmetics?
Sodium Stearyl Sulfate functions as: Cleansing agent, surfactant (cleansing), surfactant (emulsifying). It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 1120-04-3.
Is Sodium Stearyl Sulfate used outside cosmetics?
Sodium Stearyl 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.
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