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Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate
Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate
A taurate cleanser, a relative of sodium methyl cocoyl taurate.
What it does
It’s made with oleic acid, a fatty acid. The EU lists it as a foaming cleanser that also cuts static.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2016) assessed 20 taurate ingredients, which products use mostly as cleansers. Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate and sodium methyl oleoyl taurate are named in their conclusion. They judged all 20 safe as used, in products made not to irritate.Becker 2016 · Cosmetic Ingredient Review ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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