# SODIUM LAUROYL METHYL ISETHIONATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid40892007
Categories: beauty, cleaning
Functions: Cleansing, Surfactant, Cleaning agent
Identifier: DTXSID40892007

> SODIUM LAUROYL METHYL ISETHIONATE: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (CIR safe when formulated as directed; EU CosIng).. Compiled from 5 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (CIR safe when formulated as directed; EU CosIng).
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 294 composition records across product categories including Personal care.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 294 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/86105
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated january 7, 2014): https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/product/537649/Abba_Color_Protection_Shampoo_%28old_formulation%29/
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:II6VCD3S6R

_Assessed by Greenveil._