SODIUM COCOATE
About the ratings
EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.
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Function/use(s): Surfactant - Cleansing Agent; Surfactant - Emulsifying Agent
About SODIUM COCOATE: Sodium cocoate is the sodium salt of fatty acids from coconut oil; lauric acid is the primary component of this oil.
Synonym(s): FATTY ACIDS, COCONUT OIL, SODIUM SALTS; SODIUM SALTS FATTY ACIDS, COCONUT OIL; COCONUT OIL SODIUM SALTS FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, COCO, SODIUM SALTS
Data gaps |
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product conditions |
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Ecotoxicology |
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product conditions |
reference |
| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
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product conditions |
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| Classified as a low human health priority |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | |
Persistence and bioaccumulation |
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product conditions |
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| Not suspected to be bioaccumulative |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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| Not suspected to be persistent |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
| government/industry list/academic study |
appears on list as |
classification(s) |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | FATTY ACIDS, COCO, SODIUM SALTS | ,,Low-Health Priority,,,,,,, |
references |
| government/industry list/academic study
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| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
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