Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII P975Y1C16S · registered name SODIUM DIPENTYL SULFOSUCCINATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Dialkyl Sulfosuccinate Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 922-80-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 213-085-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID10889363
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID601028625
- IUPAC
- Sodium 1,4-dioxo-1,4-bis(pentyloxy)butane-2-sulfonate
- Molecular formula
- C14H25NaO7S
- Molecular weight
- 360.4 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · White solid (mixture of hard pellets and powder), [Merck Index] White waxy solid with a slightly sweet odor, [Cytec MSDS]
- Colour
- white
- Water solubility
- 392000 ㎎/ℓ(25℃)
- Vapour density
- 12.4
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.15
- Molecular weight
- 360.4
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 12 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)8
- Solubility enhancer1
- Wetting agent (non-aqueous)1
- Cleaning agent1
- Foamant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- 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 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata