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Sodium xylenesulfonate

CAS 39340-93-7

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

1300-72-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium xylenesulfonate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid sodium salt · Sodium xylene sulfonate (sxs) · Xylenesulfonate · Xylenesulfonic acid sodium salt · Benzenesulfonic acid, dimethyl-, sodium salt · Benzenesulfonic acid, dimethyl-, sodium salt (1:1)

Show all 14 names

Conco SXS · Cyclophil SXS 30 · Eltesol SX 30 · Eltesol SX 93 · Kemmat SN 18 · Sodium xylenesulphonate · sodium xylene sulfonate · sodium xylene sulfonate (2-6%)

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a hydrotrope.

  • Hydrotrope
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
  • pH adjuster
  • Thickener
  • Stabiliser
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. Sodium xylenesulfonate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2154 composition records across product categories including Pet and animal care, Cleaning products and household care, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solubility enhancer, Surfactant (surface active agent), Wetting agent (non-aqueous).
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2154 composition records across product categories including Pet and animal care, Cleaning products and household care, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solubility enhancer, Surfactant (surface active agent), Wetting agent (non-aqueous).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 Sodium xylenesulfonate. 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 Sodium xylenesulfonate 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 september 4, 2015

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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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Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

greatvistachemicals.com

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Suitability

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

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

Source records

2,154

Named organisations

6

Pet and animal careCleaning products and household careConstruction and building materialsHome maintenanceIndustrial productsRaw materials

Typical roles

HydrotropeEmulsifierSurfactantpH adjusterThickenerStabiliser
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium xylenesulfonate; 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 Sodium xylenesulfonate in the catalog.