beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

LAURETH-23

CAS 9002-92-0

Also registered as 116 other CAS numbers

1334-72-1 · 1341-05-5 · 6540-99-4 · 8027-11-0 · 9015-55-8 · 9079-21-4 · 11106-34-6 · 14675-38-8 · 31798-98-8 · 37231-23-5 · 37343-87-6 · 39316-02-4 · 39316-41-1 · 39363-77-4 · 50815-85-5 · 50815-86-6 · 51426-13-2 · 53026-66-7 · 53241-34-2 · 54351-54-1 · 54398-17-3 · 55599-84-3 · 55892-94-9 · 56093-86-8 · 56590-57-9 · 56939-70-9 · 57244-90-3 · 61373-94-2 · 61710-38-1 · 62229-27-0 · 64772-19-6 · 66048-74-6 · 69344-85-0 · 71636-71-0 · 71932-08-6 · 86547-02-6 · 86727-31-3 · 87296-34-2 · 101008-55-3 · 101840-74-8 · +76 more

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

LAURETH-23 in plain language

What it is: Also known as Laureth 23 · Polyoxyethylene 23 lauryl ether · Polyoxyl 23 lauryl ether · LAURETH-10 · LAURETH-11 · LAURETH-15
Show all 91 names
LAURETH-16 · LAURETH-20 · LAURETH-21 · LAURETH-25 · LAURETH-30 · LAURETH-38 · LAURETH-40 · LAURETH-50 · LAURETH-8 · Polyoxyethylene dodecyl mono ether · LAURETH-4 · Octaethylene glycol dodecyl ether · PEG-10 lauryl ether · PEG-11 lauryl ether · PEG-15 lauryl ether · PEG-16 lauryl ether · PEG-20 lauryl ether · PEG-23 lauryl ether · PEG-25 lauryl ether · PEG-30 lauryl ether · PEG-40 lauryl ether · PEG-8 lauryl ether · Polyethylene glycol (11) lauryl ether · Polyethylene glycol (15) lauryl ether · Polyethylene glycol (16) lauryl ether · Polyethylene glycol (21) lauryl ether · Polyethylene glycol (25) lauryl ether · Polyethylene glycol (30) lauryl ether · Polyethylene glycol (38) lauryl ether · Polyethylene glycol 1000 lauryl ether · Polyethylene glycol 2000 lauryl ether · Polyethylene glycol 500 lauryl ether · Polyoxyethylene (11) lauryl ether · Polyoxyethylene (15) lauryl ether · Polyoxyethylene (16) lauryl ether · Polyoxyethylene (20) lauryl ether · Polyoxyethylene (21) lauryl ether · Polyoxyethylene (23) lauryl ether · Polyoxyethylene (25) lauryl ether · Polyoxyethylene (30) lauryl ether · Polyoxyethylene (38) lauryl ether · Polyoxyethylene (40) lauryl ether · Polyoxyethylene (8) lauryl ether · 1-Dodecanol, ethoxylated · Aec LAURETH-8 · Akypo rox rlm 80 v · ethoxylated Dodecyl alcohol · Dodecyl poly(oxyethylene) ether · Elfacos EA-75 · Emalex 720 · Emalex 750 · Empilan KB10 · Empilan KB8 · Emulmin L-380 · Ethal LA-50 · Ethosperse LA-23 · Hetoxol LA-50 · Jeecol LA-10 · Jeecol LA-15 · Jeecol LA-30 · Lipocol L-23 · Mergital lm 11 · Merquat 5210 · Nikkol BL-21 · Nikkol BL-25 · Pegnol L-10 · Pegnol L-20S · Pegnol TH-8 · Procol LA-15 · Procol LA-20 · Procol LA-30 · Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), -dodecyl--hydroxy- · Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-dodecyl-omega-hydroxy- · Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), α-dodecyl-ω-hydroxy- · Polyethylene Oxide Lauryl Ether · Polyoxyethylene lauryl ether · Sabowax LM8 · Sabowax lmt 10 · SYMPATENS-ALM/080 · Unihydol 100 · alpha-Dodecyl-omega-hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) · brij 35 · laaureth-4 (brij 35) · laureth-23 (brij 35) · lauryl alcohol polyethoxylate
What it does: Used in consumer products as an emulsifier, a surfactant and a humectant.
Emulsifier
Surfactant
Humectant
Fragrance
Antistatic
Deodorant
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. LAURETH-23 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

USFDAinactive ingredient database9 entries
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL; Potency: 0.45 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL, FOAM; Potency: 1.08 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 0.5 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: EMULSION; Potency: 0.45 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Potency: 0.5 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 1.1 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: GEL; Maximum daily exposure: 60 mgSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Potency: 1.3 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 5.22 %w/vSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 283 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Personal care, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Deodorizer.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 283 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Personal care, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-static agent, Deodorizer.Source →
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 LAURETH-23. 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.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for LAURETH-23 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

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated october 20, 2014
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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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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 LAURETH-23 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

283

Named organisations

Construction and building materialsPersonal careLaboratory suppliesCleaning products and household careFood and drugRaw materials

Typical roles

EmulsifierSurfactantHumectantFragranceAntistaticDeodorant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include LAURETH-23; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside LAURETH-23 in the catalog.