SODIUM OLEOYL SARCOSINATE
Sodium Oleoyl Sarcosinate is the sodium salt of oleoyl sarcosine that conforms to the formula:(structure)
SODIUM OLEOYL SARCOSINATE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Chemical identity and properties

Sodium Oleoyl Sarcosinate
The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following ingredients are safe as used in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating. The Expert Panel cautions that these ingredients should not be used in cosmetic products in which N-nitroso compounds can be found...Sodium Oleoyl Sarcosinate... — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
- IUPAC name
- sodium 2-[methyl-[(Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]amino]acetate
- Molecular formula
- C21H38NNaO3
- Molecular weight
- 375.5 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 375.27493836 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 60.4 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 2
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
9 more reported names
External database identifiers
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID401374181
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Inventory details for SODIUM OLEOYL SARCOSINATE
INCI name
SODIUM OLEOYL SARCOSINATE
Description
Sodium Oleoyl Sarcosinate is the sodium salt of oleoyl sarcosine that conforms to the formula:(structure)
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 88774
- Imported identity
- SODIUM OLEOYL SARCOSINATE
- Source update
- 26/11/2012
Annex records for SODIUM OLEOYL SARCOSINATE
Key data
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
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How SODIUM OLEOYL SARCOSINATE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists SODIUM OLEOYL SARCOSINATE as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
Regulatory conditions, if any, come from Annex II–VI records and should be checked before use in a formulation.
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