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Sodium coco-sulfate

CAS 97375-27-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium coco-sulfate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Sodium coco-sulphate · sodium coco sulfate · sulfuric acid, monococo alkyl esters, sodium salts

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent. Sodium Coco-Sulfate is the sodium salt of the sulfate ester of coconut alcohol.

  • Cleansing
  • Emulsifier
  • 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. Sodium coco-sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActiveSodium Coco-Sulfate is the sodium salt of the sulfate ester of coconut alcohol that conforms generally to the formula:
    • Sodium Coco-Sulfate is the sodium salt of the sulfate ester of coconut alcohol that conforms generally to the formula:Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 531 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 531 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

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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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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 coco-sulfate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

531

Named organisations

6

Personal careCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

CleansingEmulsifierSurfactantCleaning agent
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Sodium coco-sulfate are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Sodium coco-sulfate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Sodium coco-sulfate in the catalog.