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Sodium Cocoate

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Other Concerns

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● COCONUT FATTY ACID, SODIUM SALT; COCONUT OIL FATTY ACIDS, SODIUM SALT; COCONUT OIL FATTY ACIDS, SODIUM SALT; SODIUM COCONATE

● COCONUT OIL SODIUM SALTS FATTY ACIDS

● FATTY ACIDS, COCO, SODIUM SALTS

● FATTY ACIDS, COCONUT OIL, SODIUM SALTS

● SODIUM COCOATE

● SODIUM SALTS FATTY ACIDS, COCONUT OIL

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Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Sodium cocoate is the sodium salt of fatty acids from coconut oil; lauric acid is the primary component of this oil.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

bar soap	302 products
facial cleanser	20 products
shampoo	19 products
body wash/cleanser	16 products
exfoliant/scrub	14 products
baby soap	7 products
shaving cream	4 products
hair styling aide	3 products
	3 products
skin fading/lightener	2 products
moisturizer	2 products
sunless tanning	2 products
anti-aging	2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	2 products
baby shampoo	1 products
after sun product	1 products
muscle/joint soreness	1 products
beard cleanser	1 products
body spray	1 products
lip plumper	1 products
beard care	1 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	1 products
liquid hand soap	1 products

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any irritation	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as a low human health priority	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

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