The Basics On Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
What is Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate?
A mixture of stearyl and cetyl sulfate that funtions as a surfactant.
What are other names for Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate?
SODIUM CETEARYL SULFATE, SODIUM CETOSTEARYL SULFATE, and SODIUM CETYL/STEARYL SULFATE
What is Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate used for?
Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate is the sodium salt of a mixture of cetyl and stearyl sulfate which is used as a surfactant and cleansing agent in cosmetics at concentrations ranging from G 0.1 to 25.0%.
How Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate is classified
Cleansing Agents
Recommendations for using Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Limited data suggests no known risk
Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate During Pregnancy
What we know about using Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate while pregnant or breastfeeding
Limited information available.
No reproductive or developmental toxicity studies were found.
General safety info about Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate from CIR
This is a safety assessment of alumina and aluminum hydroxide as used in cosmetics. Alumina functions as an abrasive, absorbent, anticaking agent, bulking agent, and opacifying agent. Aluminum hydroxide functions as a buffering agent, corrosion inhibitor, and pH adjuster. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) evaluated the safe use of alumina in several medical devices and aluminum hydroxide in over-the-counter drugs, which inc luded a review of human and animal safety data. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel considered the FDA evaluations as pa rt of the basis for determining the safety of these ingredients as used in cosmetics. Alumina used in cosmetics is essentially the same as that used in medical devices. This safety assessment does not include metallic or elemental aluminum as a cosmetic ingredient. The CIR Expert Panel concl uded that alumina and aluminum hydroxide are safe in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment
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Products where you might find Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Drunk Elephant B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Serum; Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Moisturizer with Ceramides; The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
List of References
General sources: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
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