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Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate

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SYNONYMS

2-(1-CARBOXYETHOXY)-1-METHYL-2-OXOETHYL ESTER SODIUM SALT OCTADECANOIC ACID, OCTADECANOIC ACID, 2(1CARBOXYETHOXY)1METHYL2OXOETHYL ESTER, SODIUM SALT, OCTADECANOIC ACID, 2-(1-CARBOXYETHOXY)-1-METHYL-2-OXOETHYL ESTER, SODIUM SALT, SODIUM 2-(STEAROYLOXY) PROPIONATE, SODIUM 2-STEAROYLLACTATE, SODIUM SALT OCTADECANOIC ACID, 2-(1-CARBOXYETHOXY)-1-METHYL-2-OXOETHYL ESTER, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SODIUM STEAROYL-2-LACTYLATE, and SODIUM STEARYL-2-LACTYLATE

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Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate is a sodium salt of the stearic acid ester of lactyl lactate.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

moisturizer	84 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	45 products
hand cream	38 products
daily use with SPF	23 products
body wash/cleanser	21 products
facial cleanser	21 products
around-eye cream	17 products
BB cream	15 products
exfoliant/scrub	13 products
mask	10 products
serums & essences	10 products
	9 products
foundation	7 products
recreational sunscreen	7 products
hair treatment/serum	6 products
body firming lotion	5 products
shampoo	4 products
anti-aging	4 products
lip balm with SPF	4 products
muscle/joint soreness	3 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	3 products
conditioner	3 products
foot moisturizer	2 products
hair styling aide	2 products
bubble bath	1 products
hair removal waxes	1 products
bath oil/salts/soak	1 products
after shave	1 products
CC cream	1 products
baby lotion	1 products
baby sunscreen	1 products
oil controller	1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	1 products
baby soap	1 products
baby shampoo	1 products
liquid hand soap	1 products
after sun product	1 products
beard care	1 products

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	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

Data gaps

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

Informational

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

EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.

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