Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- cleaning
- food
- industrial
- pharma
(C10-C16) Alkylbenzenesulfonic acid
CAS 68584-22-5
Dispersing agent · Emulsifier · Foamant
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 245 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Industrial products, Home maintenance.
Regulation
No restrictions found. (C10-C16) Alkylbenzenesulfonic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:cleaning|pharma|food|industrial
- occupational_presence
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 245 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Industrial products, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Foamant.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 245 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Industrial products, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Foamant.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for (C10-C16) Alkylbenzenesulfonic acid. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of (C10-C16) Alkylbenzenesulfonic acid in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
245
Brands
6
Cleaning and safetyIndustrial productsHome maintenanceCleaning products and household careRaw materialsVehicle
Typical roles
Dispersing agentEmulsifierFoamantSurfactant (surface active agent)Wetting agent (non-aqueous)
