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Ammonium lauryl sulfate

CAS 142-32-5

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

244066-72-6 · 1370724-70-1 · 2235-54-3

Ammonium lauryl sulfate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ammonium lauryl sulfate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Ammonium dodecyl sulfate · Als · azanium dodecyl sulfate · Ammonium-lauryl-sulfat · Ammonium dodecyl sulphate · Ammonium n-dodecyl sulfate
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Ammoniumdodecylsulfat · Caswell No. 044B · Cedepon LA 30LV · Conco sulfate A · Dodecyl ammonium sulfate · Lauryl ammonium sulfate · Maprofix NH · Montopol LA 20 · Neopon LAM · Presulin · Richonol AM · Sinopon · Sipon LA 30 · Siprol 422 · Siprol L22 · Sterling AM · Sulfuric acid, monododecyl ester, ammonium salt · Sulfuric acid, monododecyl ester, ammonium salt (1:1) · Texa pon A 400 · Texapon A 400 · Texapon special · akyposal als 33 · ammonium lauryl sulphate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and a foaming agent.
Cleansing
Foaming
Emulsifier
Surfactant
Foaming agent
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. Ammonium lauryl sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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Pharma
Food
Industrial

USFDAinactive ingredient database3 entries
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL; Potency: NASource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: EMULSION; Potency: 39.75 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO, SUSPENSION; Potency: 30 %w/wSource →
EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 675 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 675 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated may 28, 2015
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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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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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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 Ammonium lauryl sulfate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

675

Named organisations

Construction and building materialsCleaning products and household carePersonal careCleaning and safetyPesticidesHome maintenance

Typical roles

CleansingFoamingEmulsifierSurfactantFoaming agentCleaning agent

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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