Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 889R5VY1ET · registered name POTASSIUM DODECYLBENZENESULFONATE (MIXED ISOMERS) · mixture
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: Amended Safety Assessment of Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Decylbenzenesulfonate, and Tridecylbenzenesulfonate as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ドデシルベンゼンスルホン酸Ｋ: 本品は、ドデシルベンゼンスルホン酸(*)のカリウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 27177-77-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 248-296-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6029339
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, CBI · Clear blue-green liquid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 24 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.
- Emulsifier15
- Surfactant (surface active agent)6
- Chemical reaction regulator2
- Cleaning agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 4 studies
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Skin irritation - category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Eye damage - category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- 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)