# DISODIUM OLETH-3 SULFOSUCCINATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_89961_55_7
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Cleansing, Foam boosting, Hydrotrope
Identifier: 89961-55-7

> DISODIUM OLETH-3 SULFOSUCCINATE: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent, a foam booster and a hydrotrope. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. Compiled from 5 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-3-carboxy-1-oxosulfopropyl-.omega.-9-(Z)-octadecenyloxy-, disodium salts (3 mol EO average molar ratio)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/75784
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated 2019-03-06): https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/environmental-workplace-health/environmental-contaminants/drugs-personal-care-products/environmental-impact-initiative/commerce-list-food-drugs-act-substances/substances-cosmetics-personal-care-products-regulated-under-food-drugs-act-that-were-commerce-between-january-1-1987-september-13-2001-cas-registry.html
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:583DCE34G6
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/86278225

_Assessed by Greenveil._