Magnesium Coco-Sulfate
AKA “Alcohols, sulfated, magnesium salts (2:1)”
Surfactant
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Ingredient Facts
Magnesium coco-sulfate
AKA: Alcohols, Sulfated, Magnesium salts (2:1)
Surfactant · Cleansing · EWG: 3
Plant-Derived Synthetic
Cleanser
Plant Oil
Not Clean
Alcohols, coco-, sulfated, magnesium salts (2:1)
Form
Powder
See origin →
Functions
Cleansing
Makes oil and water mix so dirt, makeup, and sunscreen can actually be washed away. The reason your face wash foams.
Cleansing
Makes oil and water mix so dirt, makeup, and sunscreen can actually be washed away. The reason your face wash foams.
Surfactant Cleansing
Anti-Inflammatory
Fights Acne
Antioxidant
Removes dirt and impurities
Lifts away dirt and oil
Traditional Use
A modern synthetic sulfate created from coconut oil derivatives and magnesium; developed as a gentler alternative to harsher sulfate cleansers while maintaining cleansing efficacy.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
General
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, alcohols, C9-11-iso-, C10-rich, CAS Registry Number 68526-85-2.
Api AM, Belsito D, Botelho D, Bruze M, Burton GA Jr et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 2022
RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, alcohols, C9-11-iso-, C10-rich, CAS Registry Number 68526-85-2.
Api AM, Belsito D, Botelho D, Bruze M, Burton GA Jr et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 2022
RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, alcohols, C9-11-iso-, C10-rich, CAS Registry Number 68526-85-2.
Api AM, Belsito D, Botelho D, Bruze M, Burton GA Jr et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 2022
RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, alcohols, C9-11-iso-, C10-rich, CAS Registry Number 68526-85-2.
Api AM, Belsito D, Botelho D, Bruze M, Burton GA Jr et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 2022
Final Report of the Amended Safety Assessment of Sodium Laureth Sulfate and Related Salts of Sulfated Ethoxylated Alcohols
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
C14-22 alcohols
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Magnesium Coco-Sulfate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
C14-22 alcohols
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Optimized and standardized isolation and structural characterization of anti-inflammatory sulfated polysaccharides from the red alga Delesseria sangui
Grünewald N, Alban S
Biomacromolecules, 2009
Hyaluronic Acid-like Skin Plumping and Radiance Benefits of a Porphyridium Sulfated Exopolysaccharide- and Natural PDRN-Rich Extract.
Havas F, Krispin S, Cohen M, Attia-Vigneau J
Marine drugs, 2026
Alkyne alcohols and their esters, ethers and salts
Health Canada
Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
Sulfated Exopolysaccharides from Porphyridium purpureum: A Review of Extraction, Structural Characterization, and Chemical Properties for Advanced App
Maulina D, Mun'im A, Bayu A, Setiawan H, Mohd Hashim N
F1000Research, 2025
Final report of the amended safety assessment of sodium laureth sulfate and related salts of sulfated ethoxylated alcohols.
Robinson VC, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Hill RA, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2010
Sugar alcohols derived from lactose: lactitol, galactitol, and sorbitol.
Zhang W, Chen J, Chen Q, Wu H, Mu W
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2020
Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR