EWG Skin Deep® | What is SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE

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Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate

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SYNONYMS

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

Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate is a sodium salt of the coconut fatty acid amide ofN-methyltaurine.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

shampoo	226 products
facial cleanser	116 products
body wash/cleanser	65 products
baby shampoo	41 products
liquid hand soap	32 products
toothpaste	31 products
exfoliant/scrub	30 products
baby soap	29 products
hair color and bleaching	22 products
conditioner	15 products
baby bubble bath	13 products
bath oil/salts/soak	6 products
bubble bath	4 products
tooth whitening	4 products
mask	4 products
hair treatment/serum	3 products
bar soap	2 products
foot cleansing	2 products
makeup remover	2 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	2 products
beard care	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products
baby toothpaste	1 products
around-eye cream	1 products
oil controller	1 products
vapor rubs	1 products
shaving cream	1 products

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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