What does Nonylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol do?

Used in consumer products as an emulsifier, a surfactant and a fragrance ingredient.

Is Nonylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

beauty
cleaning
industrial

Nonylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol

CAS 9016-45-9

Also registered as 149 other CAS numbers

9021-03-8 · 9067-50-9 · 11098-16-1 · 11103-60-9 · 11107-93-0 · 12767-68-9 · 12789-12-7 · 12790-67-9 · 25640-88-4 · 27288-14-8 · 28136-10-9 · 29594-36-3 · 30676-83-6 · 32196-52-4 · 37187-23-8 · 37210-94-9 · 37230-99-2 · 37280-80-1 · 37291-67-1 · 37336-52-0 · 39289-57-1 · 39316-45-5 · 39316-73-9 · 39346-85-5 · 39373-71-2 · 39392-83-1 · 39393-36-7 · 39421-49-3 · 39453-05-9 · 39454-98-3 · 39475-46-2 · 42617-03-8 · 50855-29-3 · 50934-84-4 · 51059-97-3 · 51609-19-9 · 51668-51-0 · 51938-59-1 · 51938-60-4 · 52012-43-8 · +109 more

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Nonylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol in plain language

What it is: Also known as (Nonylphenoxy)polyethylene oxide · Ace Clean AD · Nonylphenol polyethylene glycol ether · ethoxylated Nonylphenol · Nonylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol · Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), α-(nonylphenyl)-ω-hydroxy-
Show all 10 names
Polyethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether · nonyl phenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanol · nonylphenol polyethoxate · tergitol np-14
What it does: Used in consumer products as an emulsifier, a surfactant and a fragrance ingredient.
Emulsifier
Surfactant
Fragrance
Foaming agent
Lubricant
Cleaning agent
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Nonylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1380 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Vehicle, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, urethane component.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1380 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Vehicle, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, urethane component.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

2 data sources

Where this comes from

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated may 31, 2015
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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Suitability

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

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 Nonylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1,380

Named organisations

Personal careVehicleCleaning and safetyCleaning products and household careRaw materialsIndustrial products

Typical roles

EmulsifierSurfactantFragranceFoaming agentLubricantCleaning agent

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