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cleaning
food
industrial

OLETH-20

CAS 8013-81-8

Also registered as 42 other CAS numbers

8036-15-5 · 8036-16-6 · 9007-63-0 · 16979-47-8 · 31586-45-5 · 31899-57-7 · 32054-74-3 · 32236-19-4 · 37230-81-2 · 37260-66-5 · 37317-52-5 · 37332-04-0 · 37332-05-1 · 37336-10-0 · 37336-11-1 · 37370-70-0 · 39384-39-9 · 50957-68-1 · 51888-74-5 · 52440-04-7 · 52452-85-4 · 52627-03-9 · 53124-83-7 · 54351-97-2 · 58056-96-5 · 58857-52-6 · 61276-84-4 · 65431-57-4 · 79586-81-5 · 80701-83-3 · 82601-23-8 · 115453-13-9 · 126879-46-7 · 145613-04-3 · 158453-78-2 · 159131-59-6 · 170516-63-9 · 191549-76-5 · 647858-18-2 · 726175-59-3 · +2 more

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

OLETH-20 in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “OLETH-10”.
Also known as OLETH-10 · OLETH-106 · OLETH-11 · OLETH-12 · OLETH-15 · OLETH-16
Show all 131 names
OLETH-2 · OLETH-23 · OLETH-24 · OLETH-25 · OLETH-3 · OLETH-30 · OLETH-35 · OLETH-4 · OLETH-40 · OLETH-44 · OLETH-5 · OLETH-50 · OLETH-6 · OLETH-7 · OLETH-8 · OLETH-82 · OLETH-9 · Polyoxyl 10 oleyl ether · 9-Octadecen-1-ol-ethylene oxide copolymer · OLETH-100 · OLETH-110 · OLETH-18 · OLETH-45 · 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24-OCTAOXADOTETRACONT-33-EN-1-OL · Chemonic O-5 surfactant · ETHOXOL-5 · Genapol o 050 · PEG-10 oleyl ether · PEG-11 oleyl ether · PEG-12 oleyl ether · PEG-15 oleyl ether · PEG-16 oleyl ether · PEG-18 oleyl ether · PEG-20 oleyl ether · PEG-23 oleyl ether · PEG-25 oleyl ether · PEG-35 oleyl ether · PEG-40 oleyl ether · PEG-44 oleyl ether · PEG-5 oleyl ether · PEG-50 oleyl ether · PEG-6 oleyl ether · PEG-7 oleyl ether · PEG-8 oleyl ether · PEG-9 oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (106) oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (11) oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (15) oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (16) oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (23) oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (24) oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (25) oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (44) oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (5) oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (50) oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (82) oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol 2000 oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol 300 oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol 400 oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol 450 oleyl ether · Polyethylene glycol 600 oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (10) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (106) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (11) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (12) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (15) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (16) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (18) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (20) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (23) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (24) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (25) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (35) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (40) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (44) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (5) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (50) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (7) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (8) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (82) oleyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (9) oleyl ether · (Z)-9-Octadecen-1-ol ethoxylated · 7287A · Brij 96 · Brij 97 · Brij 99 · Brij O10 · Brij O5 · Brij 98 · Chemal OA-23 · Emalex 508 · Emalex 515 · Emalex 515P · Emalex 550 · Ethal OA-23 · Ethal OA-35 · Ethoxylated oleyl alcohol · Genapol o 080 · Hetoxol OA-35 · Jeecol OA-23 · Lowenol OP-6 · Nikkol BO-10 · Nikkol BO-100V · Nikkol BO-106 · Nikkol BO-110V · Nikkol BO-15 · Nikkol BO-15TX · Nikkol BO-15V · Nikkol BO-45V · Nikkol BO-50 · Nikkol BO-50V · Nikkol BO-7 · Nikkol BO-7V · Pegnol O-107 · Pegnol O-16A · Pegnol O-24 · Pegnol O-6A · Procol OA-23 · Procol OA-25 · Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), -9-octadecenyl--hydroxy-, (Z)- · +5 more
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. OLETH-20 appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Pharma
Food
Industrial

EUCosIngActive24 entries
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (10 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (106 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (11 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (12 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (15 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (16 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (2 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (20 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (23 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (24 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (25 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (3 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (30 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (35 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (4 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (40 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (44 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (5 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (50 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (6 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (7 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (8 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (82 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy (9 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 861 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Home maintenance, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 861 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Home maintenance, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.Source →
USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 0.6 %w/w
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 0.6 %w/wSource →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for OLETH-20. 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 OLETH-20 yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated february 6, 2018
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

sigmaaldrich.com

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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 OLETH-20 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

861

Named organisations

Construction and building materialsHome maintenancePersonal careFood and drugRaw materialsCleaning and safety

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingEmulsifierSurfactantFragranceCleaning agent

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include OLETH-20; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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