Chemical Properties
SODIUM TETRADECYL SULFATE is white solid
Brand name
Sotradecol (Bioniche); Sotradecol (Elkins-Sinn).
General Description
Tetradecyl sulfate sodium salt is a detergent-like sclerosant.
Clinical Use
Sodium tetradecyl sulfate has shown efficacy in treating varicose veins, telangiectasias, hemangioma, pyogenic granuloma, cherry angioma, Kaposi sarcoma, lymphangioma circumscriptum, digital mucous cyst, ganglion cyst, glomangioma, angiokeratoma of Fordyce, pseudocyst of the auricle, and verruca[1].
Side effects
Commonly reported side effects include pain, erythema, swelling, hyperpigmentation, telangiectatic matting, and ulceration. Serious side effects such as anaphylaxis, pulmonary embolism, stroke, and myocardial infarction have also been reported.
Purification Methods
It recrystallises from absolute EtOH [Abu Hamdiyyah & Rahman J Phys Chem 91 1531 1987]. Itis hygroscopic.[Beilstein 1 H 716.]
References
[1] Helena A Jenkinson, Sirunya Silapunt, Kelly M Wilmas. “Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate: A Review of Clinical Uses.” Dermatologic Surgery 43 11 (2017): 1313–1320.