Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate

The Basics On Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate

What is Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate?

Mild surfactant.

What are other names for Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate?

AMIDES, COCONUT OIL, WITH N-METHYLTAURINE, SODIUM SALTS, SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE, SODIUM N-COCOYL-N-METHYL TAURATE, SODIUM N-METHYL-N-COCOYL TAURATE, SODIUM SALTS AMIDES, COCONUT OIL, WITH N-METHYLTAURINE, and WITH N-METHYLTAURINE SODIUM SALTS AMIDES, COCONUT OIL

What is Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate used for?

Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate is a surfactant that allows water and oil to mix, allowing things to become clean. It also acts as a foaming agent. It can be found in hundreds of personal care products such as shampoo, facial cleanser, body wash, acne treatments, toothpaste, hand soap, and other products.

How Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate is classified

Cleansing Agents

Recommendations for using Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Limited data suggests no known risk

 

Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate During Pregnancy

What we know about using Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate while pregnant or breastfeeding

Limited information available.

A reproduction/developmental toxicity assay was performed on Sprague Dawley rats (n=10/sex) for sodium methyl oleoyl taurate (100, 300 and 1000 mg/kg/d) in accordance with Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Test Guideline (OECD TG) 421.12,14,18 The test substance was administered by gavage starting 2 weeks before pairing, during pairing, during gestation, and through post-partum day 3. The parental rats were monitored for clinical signs, body weight, feed consumption, estrous cycle and mating performance. Macroscopic observations and histopathological examinations were performed on the dams on day 4 post-partum. No adverse findings were observed in life phase or at post mortem evaluation in the parental rats; however, 1 male and 1 female rat died due to possible miss-dosing, but not due to the prescribed test conditions. The rats of the high-dose group showed salivation early after dosing. Body weight, body weight gain, and feed consumption were unaffected by treatment. No treatment-related findings were observed during macroscopic and microscopic examinations. No abnormalities were observed at the evaluation of the spermatogenic cycle. No differences were observed in the reproductive performance including gonadal function, mating behavior, conception, development of conceptus, and parturition. The dams had comparable length of gestation and live births. Litter and mean pup weights were also comparable between groups and no relevant findings were observed in the examination of the pups during the lactation period or at necropsy. The authors determined that the oral NOAEL for reproduction/developmental toxicity was >1000 mg/kg/d for both males and females.

General safety info about Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate from CIR

This is a review of the safety of 20 alkyl taurate amides and taurate salts as used in cosmetics. The alkyl taurate amides and taurate salts in this report are all structurally related by having the same taurate (2-aminoethane-1-sulfonate) core. These ingredients mostly function in cosmetics as surfactants-cleansing agent. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel reviewed relevant data related to these ingredients. The Panel concluded that the alkyl taurate amides and taurate salts in this safety assessment are safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment when formulated to be non-irritating.

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Products where you might find Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate

Drunk Elephant B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Serum; Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Moisturizer with Ceramides; The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA