Sodium C12-13 Alketh Sulfate (Formerly Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate) is the sodium salt of a sulfated polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 fatty alcohols.
Definition
Sodium C12-13 Alketh Sulfate (Formerly Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate) is the sodium salt of a sulfated polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 fatty alcohols. It conforms generally to the formula below, where R represents the C12-13 alkyl group and n has an average value between 1 and 4.
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name （Ｃ１２，１３）アルケス硫酸Ｎａ: 本品は、炭素数１２、１３の合成混合脂肪族アルコールのポリエチレングリコールエーテルの硫酸エステルのナトリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 161074-79-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 500-513-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID301076413
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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)4
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 3 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 7 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) (Buehler) - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) GPMT - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) GPMT - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard