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Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate

CAS 8038-52-6

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

12709-97-6 · 39461-60-4 · 1847-58-1

Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Sodium 2-(dodecyloxy)-2-oxoethane-1-sulphonate · Acetic acid, sulfo-, dodecyl ester, s-sodium salt · Sodium 2-(dodecyloxy)-2-oxoethane-1-sulfonate · sodium 2-dodecoxy-2-oxoethanesulfonate · Acetic acid, 2-sulfo-, dodecyl ester, sodium salt (1:1) · Acetic acid, sulfo-, dodecyl ester, sodium salt
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Dodecyl sodium sulfoacetate · Dodecyl sulfoacetate S-sodium salt · Lathanol · Lathanol lal · Lathanol-lal 70 · Nacconol LAL · Sulfoacetic acid dodecyl ester s-sodium salt · Sulfoacetic acid 1-dodecyl ester, sodium salt · UNII-D0Y70F2B9J
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. Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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Industrial

USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries — 2 administration routes
- Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: PASTE, DENTIFRICE; Potency: 0.75 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 3 %w/wSource →
EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 449 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Foamant.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 449 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Foamant.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate. 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 Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated october 13, 2011
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

environmentalchemistry.com

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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 Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

449

Named organisations

Personal careCleaning products and household careVehicleRaw materials

Typical roles

CleansingFoamingSurfactantFoaming agentCleaning agent

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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