beauty
cleaning

Magnesium LAURETH-8 sulfate

CAS 153632-64-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

62755-21-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Magnesium LAURETH-8 sulfate in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Magnesium laureth sulfate”.
Also known as Magnesium laureth sulfate · Magnesium LAURETH-16 sulfate · Magnesium LAURETH-5 sulfate · Magnesium laureth 2-sulfate · Magnesium polyethylene glycol 400 lauryl ether sulfate · Hydriosul KMG 30
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LES-Mg · Magnesium laureth ether sulfate · Magnesium laureth-3 sulfate · Magnesium polyethylene glycol lauryl ether sulfate
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 LAURETH-8 sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

EUCosIngActive4 entries
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, sulfates, magnesium salts (1-4 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, sulfates, magnesium salts (16 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, sulfates, magnesium salts (5 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, sulfates, magnesium salts (8 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 102 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 102 composition records across product categories including 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 polymer.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Magnesium LAURETH-8 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 LAURETH-8 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 17, 2016
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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 Magnesium LAURETH-8 sulfate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

102

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

CleansingSurfactantCleaning agent

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Magnesium LAURETH-8 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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