# SODIUM C12-15 ALKETH-3 SULFATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid101074104
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Cleansing
Identifier: DTXSID101074104

> SODIUM C12-15 ALKETH-3 SULFATE: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent. 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 — Sodium C12-15 Alketh-3 Sulfate is the sodium salt of a sulfated polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-15 alcohols. It conforms generally to the formula below, where R represents the C12-15 alkyl group and n has an average value of 3.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Wetting agent (non-aqueous).
- 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/99479
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated 2021-06-08): http://coatings.specialchem.com//product/a-pcc-group-sulforokanol-l327
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- 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:19Q4RW8UWP

_Assessed by Greenveil._