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Sodium cetostearyl sulfate

CAS 68955-20-4

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

1333-20-6 · 8012-73-5 · 208177-59-7 · 59186-41-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium cetostearyl sulfate in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Sodium cetearyl sulfate”.

Also known as Sodium cetearyl sulfate · Cetearyl sulfate · Sodium cetearyl sulphate · Sodium cetostearyl sulphate · Dehydag Wax E

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and a foaming agent. Sulfuric acid, mixed cetyl and stearyl esters, sodium salts.

  • Cleansing
  • Foaming
  • Emulsifier
  • 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 cetostearyl sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveSulfuric acid, mixed cetyl and stearyl esters, sodium salts
    • Sulfuric acid, mixed cetyl and stearyl esters, sodium saltsSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 354 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Foamant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 354 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Foamant.Source →
  • USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 1 %w/w
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 1 %w/wSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sodium cetostearyl 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 cetostearyl 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 September 2013

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

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

Source records

354

Named organisations

6

Personal care

Typical roles

CleansingFoamingEmulsifierSurfactantFoaming agentCleaning agent
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium cetostearyl 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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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Sodium cetostearyl sulfate in the catalog.