Definition
Sulfonic acids, C16-18-alkane hydroxy and C16-18-alkene, sodium salts
Cosmetic roles
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGCreates foamFOAMING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Alpha-Olefin Sulfonates
Reviewed by CIR: Sodium alpha-Olefin Sulfonates
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name オレフィン（Ｃ１６－１８）スルホン酸Ｎａ: 本品は、炭素数１６～１８のα－オレフィンのスルホン化によって得られる長鎖スルホン酸塩の混合物であり、主としてアルケンスルホン酸ナトリウムとヒドロキシアルカンスルホン酸ナトリウムからなる。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
SODIUM C16-18 OLEFIN SULFONATEINCI소듐C16-18올레핀설포네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)オレフィン（Ｃ１６－１８）スルホン酸ＮａJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 91722-28-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 294-430-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID701041650
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.
- Foamant1
- Cleaning agent1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 9
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database