What does Magnesium lauryl sulfate do?

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent.

Is Magnesium lauryl sulfate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Magnesium lauryl sulfate

CAS 3097-08-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Magnesium lauryl sulfate in plain language

What it is: Also known as magnesium salt Dodecyl sulfate · Sulfuric acid, monododecyl ester, magnesium salt · Sulfuric acid, monododecyl ester, magnesium salt (2:1) · magnesium dodecyl sulfate · C24H50MgO8S2 · Colonial lm
Show all 21 names
Caswell No. 532A · Conco sulfate M · Dodecyl magnesium sulfate · Dodecyl magnesium sulphate · Dodecyl sulfate magnesium salt · Empicol ml · Laural 729 · Magnesium laurylsulfate · Magnesium dodecylsulphate · Magnesium monododecyl sulfate · Norfox mls · Rhodapon lm · Stepanol mg · UNII-T88HA2N17X · Zoharpon mgs
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent.
Cleansing
Surfactant
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. Magnesium lauryl sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 6 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 6 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent.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 Magnesium lauryl 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 Magnesium lauryl sulfate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated January 7, 2008
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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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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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 Magnesium lauryl sulfate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

VehiclePersonal care

Typical roles

CleansingSurfactantCleaning agent

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