Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 7LE6D87CYE · registered name CALCIUM DODECYLBENZENESULFONATE (MIXED ISOMERS) · mixture
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
- 26264-06-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 247-557-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1027891
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate appears as a white to light yellow granular solid. The primary hazard is to the environment. Immediate steps should be taken to limit its spread to the environment. Used as a detergent. · Wet Solid, Other Solid, Liquid
- Odour
- Solvent odor
- Solubility
- It is soluble in water.
- Density
- 1.04 at 77.0 °F (liquid solution) 0.9 at 25 °C (solvent) (USCG, 1999) · 1.04 at 25 °C (liquid solution)
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00000000000000000000418 ㎜Hg (at 25℃ (est.))
- Water solubility
- 0.0000000000348 ㎎/ℓ ( at 25℃ (est.))
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 14.10 ((est.))
- Molecular weight
- 691.06
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 13 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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)5
- Lubricating agent3
- Soil amendments2
- Emulsifier1
- Biocide1
- Cleaning agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
5 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (60%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 8 studies
- Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Draize Test 1965 according to - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) Directive 179/831 Annex, Part B. - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: Magnusson, B., and Kligman, A.M. (1969). The identification of contact allergens by animal assay. The guinea-pig maximization test. J. Invest. Dermat., 52, 268-276. - Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Moderate or Mild Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- 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
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)