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C12-16 PARETH-7

CAS 53800-54-7

Also registered as 6 other CAS numbers

68954-95-0 · 111366-79-1 · 183147-07-1 · 196004-48-5 · 348113-22-4 · 68551-12-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

C12-16 PARETH-7 in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “C12-16 PARETH-5”.

Also known as C12-16 PARETH-5 · C12-16 PARETH-9 · Alcohols, C12-16, ethoxylated · C12-16 Alketh-5 · C12-16 Alketh-7 · C12-16 Alketh-9

Show all 22 names

Alcohols C12-16,ethoxylated · Alcohols, C12-l6, ethoxylated · Alcools en C12-16 ethoxyles · Alfonic 1216-1.3 · Alfonic 1216-22 · C12-16 Alcohols Ethoxylated · C12-16 alcs., ethoxylated · Dehydol LSS 5.5 · Ethoxylated C12-16 alcohols · PARETH-16-9 · SC-1000 · alcohol ethoxylate · laureth-3 · laureth-7 · nonionic surfactant · nonionic surfactants

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a cleansing agent.

  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
  • Fragrance
  • Cleaning agent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. C12-16 PARETH-7 appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive3 entries
    • Alcohols, C12-16, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Alcohols, C12-16, ethoxylated (7 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Alcohols, C12-16, ethoxylated (9 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 392 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Fragrance.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 392 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Fragrance.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for C12-16 PARETH-7. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for C12-16 PARETH-7 yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 28, 2015

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed C12-16 PARETH-7 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

392

Named organisations

6

Cleaning and safetyPersonal careCleaning products and household careHome maintenanceVehicleIndustrial products

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingEmulsifierSurfactantFragranceCleaning agent
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include C12-16 PARETH-7; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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