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Calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate

CAS 12068-14-3

Also registered as 6 other CAS numbers

29062-23-5 · 41934-13-8 · 105864-16-2 · 372965-63-4 · 705264-21-7 · 26264-06-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (mixed isomers) · Calcium dodecylbenzene sulfonate · Calcium dodecylphenylsulfonate · Calcium n-dodecylbenzenesulfonate · Benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, calcium salt (2:1) · Benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, calcium salt

Show all 18 names

CASUL-70HF · Calcium alkylaromatic sulfonate · Calcium alkylbenzenesulfonate · Calcium bis(dodecylbenzenesulfonate) · Calcium dodecylbenzensulfonate · Calcium Salt DodecylbenzenesulfonIc Acid · Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid calcium salt · Dodecylbenzensulfonic acid calcium salt · Sinnozon NCX-70 · Soprofor S-70 · Wettol EM-1 · calcium dodecylbenzenesulphonate

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent.

  • Cleansing
  • Surfactant
  • 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. Calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent.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 Calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate. 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 Calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate 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 January 7, 2008

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  • 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

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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

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.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

9

Named organisations

3

PesticidesIndustrial products

Typical roles

CleansingSurfactantCleaning agent
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