Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Amended Safety Assessment of Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Decylbenzenesulfonate, and Tridecylbenzenesulfonate as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1331-61-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 215-559-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7050404
Measured properties
- Vapour density
- 11.89
- Molecular weight
- 344.537
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 4 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Foamant1
- Cleaning agent1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Demulsifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 7 studies
- Not classified
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Skin irritation - category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening - Eye damage - category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Category 2A
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 9
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database