Sodium Myreth Sulfate is a salt used in cosmetics and personal care products as a surfactant, which helps to cleanse and emulsify. It is safe for use in cosmetics with some limitations. It is commonly found in cleansing products like bubble baths, bath soaps, and shampoos.
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Skin and eye irritation are the primary health concerns.
For sodium and ammonium lauryl sulfate the CIR concluded that products intended for prolonged contact with the skin should not contain more than a 1 percent concentrations of these ingredients. In the amended CIR for sodium and ammonium laureth sulfate and related salts such as sodium myreth sulfate, the expert panel noted that, while formulations are not regularly seen to be irritating, these ingredients should only be used when formulated to be nonirritating. For TEA-lauryl sulfate, the panel concluded that formulations should not exceed a concentration of 10.5%. The CIR expert panel concluded that sodium cetearyl sulfate and related alkyl sulfates are safe in soaps and shampoos at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 29% as described in the report.
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Safe for use in cosmetics and personal care products in the present practices of use and concentration, when formulated to be non-irritating.
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Trace amounts of a manufacturing by-product called 1,4-dioxane may be found in these ingredients. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states on its website that, “The 1,4-dioxane levels we have seen in our monitoring of cosmetics do not present a hazard to consumers.”
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