# Sodium Laureth Sulfate

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid0021240
Categories: beauty, cleaning
Functions: Surfactant
Identifier: DTXSID0021240

> Sodium Laureth Sulfate: Used in consumer products as a surfactant. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern.. Compiled from 3 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: Household cleaner surfactant with irritation potential in screening data.

## 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

- EPA CompTox (updated 2026-02-10): https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0021240
- EPA CPDat (updated 2026-02-14): https://www.epa.gov/chemical-research/chemical-and-products-database-cpdat
- PubChem (updated 2026-01-15): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8842

_Assessed by Greenveil._