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Ammonium myreth sulfate

CAS 62386-98-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

27731-61-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ammonium myreth sulfate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Ammonium myristeth sulfate · Ammonium myristyl ether sulfate · Conco Sulfate 444 · Ethylene glycol monoether with Kalcohl 4098 ammonium sulfate · Polyoxyethylene myristyl ether sulfate ammonium salt

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and a foaming agent.

  • Cleansing
  • Foaming
  • Surfactant
  • Foaming agent
  • Cleaning agent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ammonium myreth sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActivePoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-(tetradecyloxy)-, ammonium salt
    • Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-(tetradecyloxy)-, ammonium saltSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Foamant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Foamant.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Ammonium myreth sulfate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Ammonium myreth sulfate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated July 2016

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Ammonium myreth sulfate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

7

Named organisations

3

Personal care

Typical roles

CleansingFoamingSurfactantFoaming agentCleaning agent
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