Definition
Sulfuric acid, mono-C12-18-alkyl esters, sodium salts
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name アルキル（Ｃ１２－１８）硫酸Ｎａ: 本品は、炭素数１２～１８の合成アルコール混合物の硫酸エステルのナトリウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68955-19-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 273-257-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9028918
What products actually use it for
What the 22 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)16
- Cleaning agent2
- Foamant1
- Emulsifier1
- Soil amendments1
- Dehydrating agent (desiccant)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 9
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database