EWG Skin Deep® | What is SODIUM LAUROYL METHYL ISETHIONATE

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Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● SODIUM LAUROYL METHYL ISETHIONATE

● SODIUM LAUROYL METHYL ISOTHIONATE

Restricted

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

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

shampoo	199 products
body wash/cleanser	78 products
facial cleanser	58 products
liquid hand soap	19 products
conditioner	18 products
baby shampoo	16 products
baby soap	13 products
exfoliant/scrub	10 products
beard cleanser	9 products
baby bubble bath	8 products
hair treatment/serum	7 products
shaving cream	5 products
bubble bath	5 products
toothpaste	3 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	2 products
mask	2 products
detangler	1 products
shaving cream (men's)	1 products
bath oil/salts/soak	1 products
body oil	1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	1 products
makeup remover	1 products

Use restrictions

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

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
any irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed	Open scientific literature

CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
Open scientific/peer reviewed literature

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.

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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.

Data availability

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

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