How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 554127163Y · registered name SODIUM DODECYLBENZENESULFONATE · mixture
Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate is the substituted aromatic compound that conforms generally to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Amended Safety Assessment of Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Decylbenzenesulfonate, and Tridecylbenzenesulfonate as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate/TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate/Sodium Decylbenzenesulfonate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ドデシルベンゼンスルホン酸Ｎａ: 本品は、ドデシルベンゼンスルホン酸（＊）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
- 25155-30-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 246-680-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7025219
What products actually use it for
What the 537 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)413
- Cleaning agent84
- Emulsifier11
- Wetting agent (non-aqueous)9
- Plasticizer6
- Dispersing agent2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- Soil amendments2
6 other uses
- Stabilizing agent2
- Foamant2
- Lubricating agent1
- Surface modifier1
- No specific technical function1
- Dust suppressant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
5 skin studies and 4 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 9 studies
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Skin irritation - category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening - Not classified
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Eye damage - category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening - Category 2A
Eye Irritation · Screening - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
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- Detergent‐induced eosinophilic inflammation in the esophagus: A key evidence for the epithelial barrier theory · 2023
- Separation and identification of fatty acids in cosmetic formulations containing Brazil nut oil by capillary electrophoresis · 2011
- Amended Safety Assessment of Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Decylbenzenesulfonate, and Tridecylbenzenesulfonate Salts as Used in Cosmetics · 2010
Linked databases 16
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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