Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII AX518O2S47 · registered name POTASSIUM TOLUENESULFONATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Helps poorly soluble ingredients dissolve in waterSURFACTANT - HYDROTROPESurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Xylene Sulfonic Acid, Toluene Sulfonic Acid, and Alkyl Aryl Sulfonate Hydrotropes as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
POTASSIUM TOLUENESULFONATEINCI포타슘톨루엔설포네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-methyl-, potassium saltSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 16106-44-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 240-273-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90884871
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID101024292
- IUPAC
- Potassium 4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonate
- Molecular formula
- C7H7KO3S
- Molecular weight
- 210.29 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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)2
- Solubility enhancer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- 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