How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 17 list it before the 1% line and 33 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 50 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 50
MamondeAmazing Deep Mint Cleansing Foam
MamondeMamonde Amazing Deep Mint Cleansing Foam
TorridenBALANCEFUL Cica Pore Control Pack Cleanser
TorridenTorriden BALANCEFUL Cica Pore Control Pack Cleanser 120g
The SoonsooPure White Washable Emulsion
SOME BY MISOME BY MI AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Cleansing Bar
PureforetNatural Handmade Sebum & Pore N Bamboo Charcoal Soap
PureforetNatural Handmade Angry Skin N Centella Soap
PureforetNatural Handmade Skin Calming N Houttuynia Soap
PureforetNatural Handmade Smooth Skin N Mung Bean Soap
ROROBELLCornus Fruit Square Bar
beyondHomme Gentle Facial Foam
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII V4361R8N4Z · registered name POTASSIUM LAURATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ラウリン酸Ｋ: 本品は、ラウリン酸（＊）のカリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 10124-65-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 233-344-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5027722
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID507722
- IUPAC
- Potassium dodecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C12H23KO2
- Molecular weight
- 238.412 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · Powder or light-tan paste.
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 14 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)7
- Lubricating agent3
- Emulsifier3
- Anti-caking agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Natural soap is clinically effective and less toxic and more biodegradable in aquatic organisms and human skin cells than synthetic detergents · 2025
- Advantage of Sodium Polyoxyethylene Lauryl Ether Carboxylate as a Mild Cleansing Agent · 2016
- Properties of Fatty Acid Soap with Sodium N-Methyltaurine as Counter-ion. II. N-Methyltaurine for Detergent Application · 2002
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- 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
- Wikipedia · English