Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

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Categories: Additive

Type:
Toxin
Name:
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
RDA: 0
Importance- to Body:
Toxin: Skin, Eyes, Other
Distribution- in Body:
Skin
Excess Effects:
Irritation of Skin, Organ Toxicity, Skin Reactions, Allergic Reactions
Deficiency Effects:
None Listed
Food Sources:
None Listed
Environmental/Geographic Sources:
Body Wash, Shampoo, Soap, Detergents, Toothpaste
Supplemental Information:
 The “foaming” in cleansing products Detergent, Surfactant (helps create lather), Considered Acutely Toxic

Synonyms:
Sodium monododecyl sulfate, Sodium lauryl sulfate, Sodium monolauryl sulfate, Sodium dodecanesulfate, Sodium coco-sulfate, dodecyl alcohol, hydrogen sulfate, sodium salt, n-dodecyl sulfate sodium, Sulfuric acid monododecyl ester sodium salt
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (Wikipedia)
Sodium lauryl sulfate
Space-filling model of the sodium dodecyl sulfate crystal
Space-filling model of the dodecyl sulfate ion
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
Other names
Sodium monododecyl sulfate; Sodium lauryl sulfate; Sodium monolauryl sulfate; Sodium dodecanesulfate; Sodium coco-sulfate; dodecyl alcohol, hydrogen sulfate, sodium salt; n-dodecyl sulfate sodium; Sulfuric acid monododecyl ester sodium salt;
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.263
E number E487 (thickeners, ...)
Properties
NaC12H25SO4
Molar mass 288.372 g/mol
Appearance white or cream-colored solid
Odor odorless
Density 1.01 g/cm3
Melting point 206 °C (403 °F; 479 K)
Surface tension:
8.2 mM at 25 °C
1.461
Pharmacology
A06AG11 (WHO)
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
1288 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), synonymously sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), or sodium laurilsulfate, is a synthetic organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)11SO4 Na. It is an anionic surfactant used in many cleaning and hygiene products. The sodium salt is of an organosulfate class of organics. It consists of a 12-carbon tail attached to a sulfate group, that is, it is the sodium salt of dodecyl hydrogen sulfate, the ester of dodecyl alcohol and sulfuric acid. Its hydrocarbon tail combined with a polar "headgroup" give the compound amphiphilic properties and so make it useful as a detergent.[not verified in body] Also derived as a component of mixtures produced from inexpensive coconut and palm oils, SDS is a common component of many domestic cleaning, personal hygiene and cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food products, as well as of industrial and commercial cleaning and product formulations.[not verified in body]

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