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Data: Limited

Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● L-GLUTAMIC ACID, N-COCO ACYL DERIVS., MONOSODIUM SALTS
● MONOSODIUM SALTS L-GLUTAMIC ACID, N-COCO ACYL DERIVS.
● N-COCO ACYL DERIVS. MONOSODIUM SALTS L-GLUTAMIC ACID
● SODIUM COCOYL GLUTAMATE
● SODIUM N-COCOYL-L-GLUTAMATE

Restricted

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

Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate is a sodium salt of the Cocoyl Glutamic Acid (q.v.).

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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shampoo88 products
facial cleanser80 products
toothpaste52 products
body wash/cleanser37 products
liquid hand soap15 products
facial moisturizer/treatment13 products
baby shampoo13 products
baby soap12 products
makeup remover11 products
exfoliant/scrub10 products
antiperspirant/deodorant8 products
tooth whitening6 products
recreational sunscreen6 products
conditioner5 products
toners/astringents5 products
around-eye cream4 products
serums & essences4 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)4 products
after shave4 products
baby bubble bath4 products
hair treatment/serum3 products
muscle/joint soreness3 products
mask3 products
bath oil/salts/soak3 products
bubble bath2 products
hand cream2 products
bar soap2 products
daily use with SPF2 products
baby toothpaste2 products
body firming lotion2 products
hair color and bleaching1 products
hair-loss treatment1 products
bronzer/highlighter1 products
1 products
detangler1 products
eye liner1 products
makeup primer1 products
styling mousse/foam1 products
setting powder/spray1 products
facial powder1 products
sunless tanning1 products
beard cleanser1 products
body spray1 products
beard care1 products
shaving cream1 products
styling gel/lotion1 products
hair styling aide1 products
shaving cream (men's)1 products
baby lotion1 products

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualificationsCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • 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.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED™ mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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