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Sodium myreth sulfate

CAS 25446-80-4

Sodium myreth sulfate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium myreth sulfate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Sodium MYRETH-3 sulfate · PEG-(1-4) Myristyl ether sulfate, sodium salt · Sodium triethylene glycol myristyl ether sulfate · Sulfochem ME-60 surfactant · Sodium myristyl ether sulfate · Texapon k 14 s spez 70%

Show all 10 names

Texapon k 14S spez · Triethylene glycol monomyristyl ether sodium sulfate · UNII-2VLC033A4E · Unipol ES-40

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a cleansing agent and a foaming agent.

  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Foaming
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
  • Foaming 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 myreth sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • EUCosIngActivePoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-(tetradecyloxy)-, sodium salt (1-4 mol EO average molar ratio)
    • Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-(tetradecyloxy)-, sodium salt (1-4 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 146 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 146 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. 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 chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sodium 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 Sodium myreth 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 November 2015

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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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Reference links (1)

Suitability

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

Food use

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.

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

Source records

146

Named organisations

6

Personal careFood and drug

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingFoamingEmulsifierSurfactantFoaming agent
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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